Digital versus analog complete-arch impressions for single-unit premolar implant crowns: Operating time and patient preference

• Published in: The Journal of prosthetic dentistry Vol. 114; no. 3; pp. 403 - 406.e1
• Main Authors: Schepke, Ulf, Meijer, Henny J.A., Kerdijk, Wouter, Cune, Marco S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2015
• Subjects: Bicuspid; Computer-Aided Design; Crowns; Dental Implants; Dental Impression Materials; Dental Impression Technique; Dental Models; Dentistry; Humans; Patient Preference; Resins, Synthetic; Surveys and Questionnaires

Digital impression-making techniques are supposedly more patient friendly and less time-consuming than analog techniques, but evidence is lacking to substantiate this assumption. The purpose of this in vivo within-subject comparison study was to examine patient perception and time consumption for 2...