A completely digital approach to replicating functional and esthetic parameters in mandibular implant-supported complete-arch prostheses

Daniel Costa Ferreira de Almeida; Monica Diuana Calasans-Maia; Diego Zimmermann; Vittorio Moraschini

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.05.041

A completely digital approach to replicating functional and esthetic parameters in mandibular implant-supported complete-arch prostheses

J Prosthet Dent. 2021 Nov;126(5):622-625. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.05.041. Epub 2020 Oct 15.

Authors

Daniel Costa Ferreira de Almeida¹, Monica Diuana Calasans-Maia², Diego Zimmermann³, Vittorio Moraschini⁴

Affiliations

¹ Graduate student, Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Brazil.
² Professor, Department of Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niterói, Brazil.
³ Graduate student, Department of Implantology, School of Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
⁴ Professor, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University (UVA), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Electronic address: vitt.mf@gmail.com.

PMID: 33069362
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.05.041

Abstract

Making an intraoral digital scan for fixed mandibular implant-supported complete-arch prostheses is a clinical challenge. The absence of references in the mandibular arch for precise scan alignment may complicate the correct digital design of the prosthesis framework. This article presents a straightforward method that allows a completely digital approach to digital scanning for fixed mandibular implant-supported prostheses.

MeSH terms

Dental Implants*
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Esthetics, Dental
Mandibular Prosthesis

Substances

Dental Implants