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Digital Hybrid Model Preparation for Virtual Planning of Reconstructive Dentoalveolar Surgical Procedures
Published on: August 5, 2021
Application of digital diagnostic impression, virtual planning, and computer-guided implant surgery for a
Brandon M Stapleton1, Wei-Shao Lin2, Athanasios Ntounis2
1Resident, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky.
Abstract:
This clinical report demonstrated the use of an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis fabricated with a contemporary digital approach. The digital diagnostic data acquisition was completed with a digital diagnostic impression with an intraoral scanner and cone-beam computed tomography with a prefabricated universal radiographic template to design a virtual prosthetically driven implant surgical plan. A surgical template fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) was used to perform computer-guided implant surgery. The definitive digital data were then used to design the definitive CAD/CAM-fabricated fixed dental prosthesis.
