title: Accurate transfer of soft tissue morphology with interim prosthesis to definitive cast.
abstract: With conventional fixed dental prostheses, the interim restoration is a valuable diagnostic tool in the evaluation of esthetics and function. To achieve predictable definitive esthetic results, information about the subgingival and the supragingival contour of a properly designed restoration should be communicated to the dental laboratory technician. The technique described enables the accurate transfer of the soft tissue morphology developed with an interim prosthesis to the definitive cast. This modified definitive cast allows the dental laboratory technician to fabricate a restoration with an emergence profile identical to that of the interim prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwantae
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Noh
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kung-Rock
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeong-Seob
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Duck-Su
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. Electronic address: ahranp@khu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Ahran
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pae
mesh_terms: D003442:Crowns; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003794:Dental Restoration, Temporary; D003800:Dental Technicians; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005881:Gingiva / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D060745:Gingival Retraction Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D008768:Methylmethacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D003765:Models, Dental; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; C082318:GC Pattern Resin; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane