Fully digital fabrication of an occlusal device using an intraoral scanner and 3D printing: a dental technique
This dental technique describes a fully digital method for fabricating occlusal devices using a complete-arch intraoral scan and 3D printing. The maxillary and mandibular arches of a healthy, fully dentate volunteer were digitized using an intraoral scanner. A second scan and modified recording of t...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2019
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The journal of prosthetic dentistry
Year: 2019, Volume: 121, Issue: 4, Pages: 576-580 |
| ISSN: | 1097-6841 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.09.021 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.09.021
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| Author Notes: | Moritz Waldecker, Michael Leckel, Peter Rammelsberg, and Wolfgang Bömicke |
| Summary: | This dental technique describes a fully digital method for fabricating occlusal devices using a complete-arch intraoral scan and 3D printing. The maxillary and mandibular arches of a healthy, fully dentate volunteer were digitized using an intraoral scanner. A second scan and modified recording of the centric relation enabled a virtual arrangement of the maxillary and mandibular arches, both in centric relation and in the desired vertical dimension of occlusion. An occlusal device was subsequently designed virtually and fabricated from a light-polymerizing acrylic resin using a 3D printer. The occlusal device was tested for fit, occlusion, and patient-friendly handling. As only minor occlusal corrections were required, the fully digital procedure described is suitable for the fabrication of occlusal devices. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 24.04.2019 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1097-6841 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prosdent.2018.09.021 |