Digital Removable Partial Denture Fabrication Using an Intraoral Scanner and the Altered-Cast Technique for a Patient...

This clinical report describes treatment with a removable partial denture produced using an anatomical impression made with an intraoral scanner and a mucocompressive impression made using the altered-cast technique. First, digital scanning was performed with an intraoral scanner to obtain an anatomical impression of the remaining teeth and the residual ridges. Computer-aided design software was then used to design the framework, which was fabricated by selective laser melting. A mucocompressive impression was subsequently made using the altered-cast technique, and gypsum was poured to modify the cast accordingly. The denture was then fabricated. The patient was satisfied with the stability, retention, and overall function of the prosthesis.