Using existing interim complete dentures as an aid for an interocclusal record to align edentulous intraoral scans for implant-retained overdentures
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Yue Sa1, Dean Morton2, Wei-Shao Lin3
1Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, The State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Basic Science of Stomatology (Hubei-MOST) & Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, PR China; Scholar, Department of Prosthodontics, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Ind.
Abstract:
This technique describes a workflow to align the maxillary and mandibular edentulous intraoral scans in the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) software program for the fabrication of CAD-CAM implant-retained overdentures. Using the patient's existing and clinically satisfactory interim complete dentures as an aid for the interocclusal record, this technique provides a convenient option for aligning edentulous intraoral scans without the need for an additional clinical appointment, record base, or maxillomandibular tracing device.
