title: Digital process for an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis: A clinical report.
abstract: A digital process is presented for an implant-supported single-tooth and a 3-unit fixed dental prosthesis (FDP) with customized abutments and monolithic prosthetic zirconia restorations. The digital impression on the implant level was made with a TRIOS intraoral scanner (3Shape). This process included the fabrication of an implant cast with the fused deposition modeling technique and a 3-dimensional printing process with integrated implant analogs. The process enabled the FDPs to be designed with CAD/CAM on the cast before patient contact. Designing a printed implant cast expands the use of the digital workflow in the dental field.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Electronic address: brandt@med.uni-frankfurt.de.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Director, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Christoph
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lauer
authors.affiliation: Master dental technician, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002484:Cementation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D066330:Printing, Three-Dimensional
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials