Use of a dual-purpose implant scan body to obtain both digital and analog records for complete arch fixed implant restorations

Russell J Crockett; Varisha Parikh; Benjamin Ahn; Chung Hua Danny Yao

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.11.003

Use of a dual-purpose implant scan body to obtain both digital and analog records for complete arch fixed implant restorations

J Prosthet Dent. 2023 Dec 21:S0022-3913(23)00721-7. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.11.003. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Russell J Crockett¹, Varisha Parikh², Benjamin Ahn³, Chung Hua Danny Yao⁴

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health, A.T. Still University, Mesa, Ariz; Digital Arches LLC, Mesa, Ariz; and Co-Founder, Digital Arches LLC, Mesa, Ariz. Electronic address: Russellcrockett@atsu.edu.
² Adjunct Faculty Professor, Division of Advanced Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, Calif; and Private practice, Los Angeles, Calif.
³ President and Founder, Cyberceramics LLC, Orange, Calif.
⁴ President and Co-Founder, Digital Arches LLC, Mesa, Ariz.

PMID: 38135641
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2023.11.003

Abstract

A technique is described for capturing relative dental implant positions for an implant-supported fixed prosthesis in a completely edentulous arch with a novel implant indexing apparatus that also functions as a scannable verification device. A series of intraoral scans are made to record the contours and occlusal records of the existing prosthetics and soft tissue. The individual scans are aligned by using a dental software program to design either an interim or definitive prosthesis. The technique reduces the time needed to gather the records dental laboratory technicians require to fabricate a complete arch implant-supported prosthesis.