Fabricating complete dentures with CAD/CAM technology.
Conventional complete denture prosthetics require several appointments to register the maxillomandibular relationship and evaluate the esthetics. The fabrication of milled complete dental prostheses with digital scanning technology may decrease the number of appointments. The step-by-step method necessary to obtain impressions, maxillomandibular relation records, and anterior tooth position with an anatomic measuring device is described. The technique allows the generation of a virtual denture, which is milled to exact specifications without the use of conventional stone casts, flasking, or processing techniques.
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, La.
Luis
L
Infante
Assistant Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio. Electronic address: yilmaz.16@osu.edu.
Burak
B
Yilmaz
Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio.
Edwin
E
McGlumphy
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Division of Restorative and Prosthetic Dentistry, The Ohio State University, College of Dentistry, Columbus, Ohio.
Israel
I
Finger
D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003824:Denture, Complete; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013674:Technology, Dental; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014716:Vertical Dimension
D003760:Dental Impression Materials