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Implant Scanning Workflows for Fabricating Implant-Supported Prostheses Recorded by Using Intraoral Scanners With or
Marta Revilla-León1,2,3, John C Kois1,4,5
1Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Objectives:
To classify complete-arch implant scanning workflows for registering implant position, tooth position, soft tissue information, and maxillomandibular relationship recorded by using intraoral scanners (IOSs) with or without photogrammetry (PG) technologies.
Overview:
Implant scanning workflow has been defined as the procedures required to acquire the digital information needed to design an implant-supported prosthesis, including implant and tooth position, soft tissue information, and maxillomandibular relationship scans. As a part of the implant scanning workflow, different implant scanning techniques have been described for recording the 3-dimensional position of the implants being scanned by using IOSs. Alternatively, PG systems can also be used to record implant positions. However, dental literature lacks a classification of implant scanning workflows.
Conclusions:
There are six main implant scanning workflows based on the reference landmarks used: worflows guided by existing teeth, fiducial markers, fixation references, implant scan bodies, auxiliary devices, and interim restorations.
Clinical Significance:
Understanding different implant scanning workflows allows dental professionals to efficiently capture all the digital data information needed to design and fabricate implant-supported prostheses by using an intraoral scanner with or without a photogrammetry system.
