INTEGRATING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR DENTAL PROSTHESES: FROM IMPRESSION TO
SINGLE CROWNS. A PILOT STUDY
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Figure 1b
Figure 1a-b-c. Final appearance of one digital
abutment, buccal (A), mesial (B) and occlusal (C)
views, just before its 3D printing.
Patient number 1, tooth 25
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but sufficient accuracy is still lacking.7
The aim of this case series is to present, as a
proof-of-principle, a new production concept for
milled dental prostheses where inaccuracies are
controlled on 3d printed models.8 Two groups
of patients will be assessed, one treated with
the conventional procedure, and a second one
with the new digital procedure. Therefore, the
clinical outcome of single unit prostheses will be
compared between conventional plaster models
and 3d printed copies obtained will a full digital
workflow.9 Additionally, we want to determine
whether a 3d printed model can replace the
process of traditional plaster casts making and its
potential benefits and advantages.
Materials and methods
Ten patients (6 women and 4 men, aged between
31 and 57, average age 43), needing a molar
or premolar single toot
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