Integrating facial scanning into the complete arch pillar system to create a 3D virtual patient: A dental technique

The integration of facial scanning into the complete arch pillar system to transfer a maxillary complete arch implant scan into a virtual articulator is described. This 2-step technique uses the pillar system to align intraoral and facial scans, creating a 3-dimensional virtual patient for the computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing of a maxillary immediately loaded implant-supported fixed prosthesis.