title: Improving the digital workflow: direct transfer from patient to virtual articulator.
abstract: When designing a custom-made dental restoration, using a digital workflow represents an important advance over mechanical tools such as facebows or mechanical articulators. When using virtual scanning procedures, there is a direct transfer from the patient to the articulator. This paper presents a novel methodology to design custom-made restorations. This new approach permits the transfer of all data directly from the patient to the virtual articulator, always taking into account the kinematics of the mandible. Rapid further developments can be expected in the near future.
authors.affiliation: Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain. eneko.solaberrieta@ehu.es
authors.forename: Eneko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solaberrieta
authors.affiliation: Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Rikardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Minguez
authors.affiliation: Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Olatz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Etxaniz
authors.affiliation: Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Lander
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barrenetxea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000502:physiology; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013674:Technology, Dental; D014584:User-Computer Interface