title: Completely digital approach to fabricating a crown under an existing partial removable dental prosthesis by using an intraoral digital scanner in a single appointment.
abstract: Retrofitting a crown to an existing partial removable dental prosthesis (PRDP) is difficult, labor intensive, and time consuming. This article presents an alternative technique for fabricating a crown under an existing PRDP by using an intraoral digital scanner and computer-assisted design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology. This technique involves less human error and provides a well-fitting restoration.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Dentistry, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, and Graduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea. Electronic address: jus2u@cu.ac.kr.
authors.forename: Ju-Hyoung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003442:Crowns; D000044:Dental Abutments; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design / Q000379:methods; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D003780:Denture Repair / Q000379:methods*; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans