Passively fitting implant-supported complete-arch interim restoration

Abstract

This article presents a technique for fabricating a passively fitting implant-supported screw-retained complete-arch interim restoration with resistance to early fracture. Two gypsum casts were obtained from an implant impression using the splinting technique. The complete-arch interim restoration with abutment access holes, which was reinforced with a glass fiber splint, was fabricated on one cast and connected to restorative abutments on the other cast extraorally to eliminate stresses from the polymerization shrinkage of resin.