Enhancing digital workflows for removable partial dentures: A novel diagnostic surveyor and designer

Area of Science:

• Prosthodontics
• Digital Dentistry
• Dental Technology

Background:

• Removable partial dentures (RPDs) are crucial in prosthodontics for patients with specific limitations.
• Digital dentistry offers efficiency and accuracy but faces adoption barriers in RPD workflows.
• Lack of accessible digital diagnostic surveying and design tools hinders full digital RPD workflow integration.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a novel software solution, AiDENTAL RPD Surveyor and Designer, for digital RPD workflows.
• To simplify digital surveying and streamline the design process for RPD frameworks.
• To enhance the accessibility and efficiency of digital RPD fabrication.

Main Methods:

• Development of AiDENTAL, a browser-based software for RPD surveying and design.
• Integration of diagnostic scanning export capabilities.
• Step-by-step process description of the software's application in RPD fabrication.

Main Results:

• AiDENTAL provides accessible tools for digital diagnostic surveying.
• The software streamlines the RPD design process, improving workflow efficiency.
• Facilitates easier export of diagnostic scans for fabrication.

Conclusions:

• The AiDENTAL system addresses key limitations in current digital RPD workflows.
• It enhances the efficiency, accuracy, and convenience of removable partial denture fabrication.
• The tool has the potential to improve clinical outcomes and promote the use of digital RPDs.