Periodontal plastic surgery for esthetic crown lengthening by using data merging and a CAD-CAM surgical guide

Gerardo Mendoza-Azpur; Heydi Cornejo; Milton Villanueva; Renato Alva; André Barbisan de Souza

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.09.041

Periodontal plastic surgery for esthetic crown lengthening by using data merging and a CAD-CAM surgical guide

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Apr;127(4):556-559. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.09.041. Epub 2020 Dec 17.

Authors

Gerardo Mendoza-Azpur¹, Heydi Cornejo², Milton Villanueva³, Renato Alva², André Barbisan de Souza⁴

Affiliations

¹ Chairman, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Cientifica Del Sur, Lima, Peru.
² Graduate student, Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, Universidad Cientifica Del Sur, Lima, Peru.
³ Periodontist, Private Practice, Lima, Peru.
⁴ Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: andre.de_souza@tufts.edu.

PMID: 33341254
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.09.041

Abstract

This article introduced a digital workflow by using data merging and a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) milled surgical guide for an esthetic crown lengthening procedure. The superimposition of intraoral scanning, digital photographs, cone beam computed tomography, and a CAD-CAM surgical guide should increase the predictability of esthetic crown lengthening surgery.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Crown Lengthening*
Crowns
Esthetics, Dental
Surgery, Plastic*