Digitally planned and fabricated mandibular fixed complete dentures. Part 2. Prosthodontic phase

Area of Science:

• Dental Prosthetics
• Digital Dentistry
• Implantology

Background:

• Part 1 described a digital workflow for immediate provisional implant-supported fixed complete dentures.
• This report focuses on the definitive prostheses fabrication following the provisional stage.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the technique for fabricating a definitive digitally planned and milled mandibular fixed complete denture.
• To detail the fabrication of a definitive computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacture-milled maxillary complete denture.
• To present the complete digital workflow for a full-arch implant rehabilitation.

Main Methods:

• Utilized a prosthetically driven digital protocol.
• Employed computer-aided engineering for fabricating the definitive mandibular and maxillary complete dentures.
• Incorporated a milled titanium bar into the mandibular prosthesis.
• Fabricated the definitive maxillary prosthesis using computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacture (CAD/CAM) milling.

Main Results:

• Successfully fabricated a definitive digitally planned and milled mandibular fixed complete denture.
• Successfully fabricated a definitive CAD/CAM-milled maxillary complete denture.
• Demonstrated a comprehensive digital workflow for full-arch implant restorations.

Conclusions:

• The digital workflow allows for precise fabrication of definitive implant-supported fixed complete dentures.
• Computer-aided engineering and CAD/CAM technologies facilitate efficient and accurate prosthetic fabrication.
• This approach offers a viable method for full-arch rehabilitation with fixed implant prostheses.