Incorporating a facial scanner into the digital workflow: A dental technique

Stefano Granata; Lorenzo Giberti; Paolo Vigolo; Edoardo Stellini; Adolfo Di Fiore

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.021

Incorporating a facial scanner into the digital workflow: A dental technique

J Prosthet Dent. 2020 Jun;123(6):781-785. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.021. Epub 2019 Oct 4.

Authors

Stefano Granata¹, Lorenzo Giberti², Paolo Vigolo³, Edoardo Stellini⁴, Adolfo Di Fiore⁵

Affiliations

¹ Resident, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padova, Padova, Italy; Private practice, Modena, Italy.
² Private practive, Bologna, Italy.
³ Adjunct Professor, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁴ Full Professor and Head of Dental Clinic and School of Dentistry, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
⁵ Adjunct Professor, Department of Neuroscience, School of Dentistry, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: adolfo.difiore@unipd.it.

PMID: 31590978
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.021

Abstract

The transfer of extraoral and intraoral clinical information into the virtual environment is necessary to optimize prosthetic treatment planning. The purpose of this article was to describe a digital workflow designed to superimpose the different 3D files obtained with an intraoral scanner, a cone bean computed tomography (CBCT) device, and a facial scanner and their clinical application with the Digital bite device.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography*
Dental Occlusion
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Patient Care Planning
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Workflow*