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Marco Cicciù1, Luca Fiorillo1, Cesare D'Amico1
1Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphological and Functional Imaging, Messina University, 98100 Messina, Italy.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|April 29, 2020
Summary
Digital dental impression techniques offer improved workflows but require further study for significant time savings. These advanced methods are poised to replace traditional techniques, enhancing patient care and practice economics.
Area of Science:
- Dental Materials Science
- Digital Dentistry
- Prosthetic Dentistry
Background:
- Advancements in medical and dental technologies are enhancing patient quality of life.
- Digital dentistry introduces fully computerized workflows, streamlining traditional multi-phase procedures.
- Impression techniques are crucial for prosthetic dentistry outcomes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate clinical trials and randomized controlled trials on digital vs. traditional dental impression techniques.
- To provide comprehensive information on the advantages and disadvantages of each impression method.
- To assess the impact of digital impression techniques in prosthetic dentistry.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature search of clinical trials and randomized controlled trials published within the last 10 years.
- Databases screened: Elsevier, PubMed, and Embase.
- Study selection based on Population Intervention Comparison Outcome (PICO) framework, focusing on dental impression materials and techniques.
Main Results:
- Digital workflows demonstrated improvements in working time, although not statistically significant (P = 0.72596).
- Dentist/practitioner experience with classic procedures versus student adoption of digital techniques influences technique choice.
- Evidence suggests digital techniques are increasingly favored over analogical methods.
Conclusions:
- Digital impression techniques are expected to eventually replace traditional methods in dentistry.
- The adoption of digital workflows promises enhanced quality of oral rehabilitations.
- Digital techniques may improve dental practice economics and patient perception of care.
