Intraoral scanning to fabricate complete dentures with functional borders: a proof-of-concept case report

The utilization of intraoral scanning for manufacturing of complete dentures (CD) has been reported recently. However, functional border molding still cannot be supported digitally. A proof-of-concept trial shows two possible pathways to overcome this limitation by integrating a relining procedure i...

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Published inBMC oral health Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 46
Main Authors Unkovskiy, Alexey, Wahl, Eugen, Zander, Anne Teresa, Huettig, Fabian, Spintzyk, Sebastian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 13.03.2019
BioMed Central
BMC
Subjects
3D printing
Accuracy
Additive manufacturing
Biometry
CAD
CAD software
Case Report
Case reports
Compact disc industry
Complete denture; intraoral scanning
Complete dentures
Computer aided design
Dental implants
Dentistry
Denture Design
Denture, Complete
Dentures
Digitization
Humans
Jaw
Jaw, Edentulous
Male
Medical research
Mouth, Edentulous
Optical scanners
Oral hygiene
Production management
Prostheses
Rehabilitation
Scanners
Scanning
Software
Systematic review
Transplants & implants
Workflow software
Denmark
Germany
Complete denture; intraoral scanning
Case report
Additive manufacturing
3D printing
Computer aided design
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Summary:The utilization of intraoral scanning for manufacturing of complete dentures (CD) has been reported recently. However, functional border molding still cannot be supported digitally. A proof-of-concept trial shows two possible pathways to overcome this limitation by integrating a relining procedure into the digital workflow for CD manufacturing. Intraoral scans and additional facial scans were performed with two various scanning systems for the rehabilitation of an edentulous male patient. The obtained raw data was aligned and used for the computer aided design (CAD) of the CD. The virtually constructed dentures were materialized in two various ways, considering rapid manufacturing and digital relining approaches in order to apply functionally molded borders. The use of intraoral edentulous jaws scans in combination with the digital relining procedure may allow for fabrication of CD with functional borders within a fully digital workflow.
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ISSN:1472-6831
1472-6831
DOI:10.1186/s12903-019-0733-5