Improved digital transfer of the maxillary cast to a virtual articulator.
The clinical procedure described provides a quantifiable, repeatable, and reliable method of transferring the location of the maxillary dental arch from the patient directly to a virtual articulator (virtual facebow transfer) by means of reverse engineering devices to design a customized dental restoration. This procedure allows the dentist and the dental laboratory technician to work in a fully digital environment without having to mount stone casts on a mechanical articulator. In addition, specific suggestions are provided for designing the transfer device to enhance patient comfort during the data transfer process and reduce deviation.
Associate Professor, Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, Faculty of Engineering at Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain. Electronic address: eneko.solaberrieta@ehu.es.
Eneko
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Solaberrieta
Assistant Professor, Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, Faculty of Engineering at Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain.
Jose Ramon
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Otegi
Associate Professor, Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, Faculty of Engineering at Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain.
Rikardo
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Mínguez
Associate Professor, Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects, Faculty of Engineering at Bilbao, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Bilbao, Spain.
Olatz
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Etxaniz
D000328:Adult; D059925:Anatomic Landmarks / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003724:Dental Arch / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003725:Dental Articulators; D057918:Fiducial Markers; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D003765:Models, Dental; D014584:User-Computer Interface