Digital technique for fabricating complete dentures
Originally at sciencedirect.com
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Prosthodontists and lab technicians now have a digital workflow option for complete dentures with integrated cheek plumper attachments that may affect how they plan esthetic cases and lab communication.
Key points
- The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry published a description of a digital technique for fabricating complete dentures with detachable 3D printed cheek plumper prostheses using integrated attachments.
- The technique combines a digital denture workflow with a separate 3D-printed cheek plumper component.
- The cheek plumper prosthesis is designed to be detachable through integrated attachments rather than fixed to the denture base.
- Authors listed in the article are Sarthak Singh Tomar, Manu Rathee, Mathiyazhagan Stalin, and Senthilvelpalani Balavignesh.
Who should care
Read the original on Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry (JPD)
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