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Digital scanning to aid guiding plane and rest seat preparations for removable partial dentures
Robert W Loney1, Chris J Lee2, Pierre-Luc Michaud3
1Professor and Chair, Department of Dental Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
|April 29, 2017
Abstract:
This article describes the use of a digital intraoral scanner to aid clinicians making rest seat and guiding plane preparations, simplifying the procedure and reducing the time needed to analyze the abutment modifications. No additional equipment is required other than a diagnostic cast and a digital scanner with preparation comparison software.
