title: Customized procedure to display T-Scan occlusal contacts.
abstract: The virtual technique described in this article integrates reverse engineering and mandibular dynamics into dental computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) systems. This technique aims to provide more objective information to the dental technician for the diagnosis, planning, and treatment phases. In order to carry out this protocol, the following devices, currently available in many practices, are necessary: an intraoral scanner, a T-Scan system, and some specific open reverse engineering software. By means of a virtual procedure, the T-Scan system detects the occlusal contacts, and the occlusal surfaces are obtained using an intraoral scanner. Once the alignment between the 3-dimensional occlusal surface and the T-Scan registration is carried out, the resulting contacts are projected onto the patient's occlusal surfaces; in this way, occlusal forces are obtained over time. The results obtained with this procedure demonstrate the feasibility of integrating different tools and software and the full integration of this procedure into a dental digital workflow.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Graphics Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain. Electronic address: eneko.solaberrieta@ehu.eus.
authors.forename: Eneko
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Solaberrieta
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Graphics Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Olatz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Etxaniz
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Graphics Design and Engineering Projects, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Ramon
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Otegi
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics and Occlusion, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: Aritza
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brizuela
authors.affiliation: Professor, Department of Buccofacial Prostheses Stomatology I, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pradies
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003766:Dental Occlusion; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software