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George Kouveliotis¹, Theodoros Tasopoulos¹, Ioannis Karoussis²

¹Private practice, Athens, Greece.

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|February 7, 2021

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This study presents a digital workflow for creating dentures, offering a comfortable and precise 3-visit method for edentulous patients. This digital approach enhances accuracy in fabricating implant-retained overdentures.

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Area of Science:

Dental Prosthetics
Digital Dentistry
Oral Implantology

Background:

Traditional impression techniques for complete dentures can be uncomfortable for edentulous patients.
Accurate registration of the occlusal relationship and vertical dimension of occlusion is crucial for denture success.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a digital workflow for fabricating a complete maxillary denture opposing an implant-retained overdenture.
To present a predictable and accurate 3-visit technique for digital impressioning and articulation.

Main Methods:

Utilized wax rims on intraorally relined stock trays to register the occlusal relationship and vertical dimension.
Performed digital laboratory scanning of the relined tray and rim assemblies for virtual articulation.
Digitally designed, milled, and delivered the removable restorations.

Main Results:

The digital workflow provided accurate virtual articulation of edentulous ridges.
The technique successfully avoided discomfort associated with analog impression making.
Achieved a predictable and accurate fabrication of the complete maxillary denture.

Conclusions:

A digital workflow offers a viable, accurate, and patient-friendly alternative for fabricating complete dentures opposing implant-retained overdentures.
This 3-visit digital technique streamlines the process for both clinicians and dental laboratories.