A technical and clinical digital approach to the altered cast technique with an intraoral scanner and polyvinyl siloxane impression material
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Evans, JL
Robb, ND
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This technique digitalizes the clinical and laboratory steps of fabricating removable partial dentures (RPDs) with the altered cast technique. An intraoral scanner was used to capture the mandibular Kennedy class II partially edentulous arch. An RPD framework was fabricated digitally and then combined with a custom tray with a wax occlusal rim. A conventional polyvinyl siloxane altered cast impression was made and then digitalized both intraorally and extraorally, followed by a digital interocclusal record. The resulting scan was modified to produce an additively manufactured cast. The teeth and gingival components were then designed and fabricated with a combination of additive and subtractive manufacturing, followed by the conventional acrylic resin pour technique. The definitive prosthesis was completed with minimal conventional techniques and without the use of gypsum, prefabricated teeth, or a physical articulator. The technique reduces the number of appointments and achieves the functional extension of the prosthesis through border molding, which is not possible with intraoral scanning.
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Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
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Biomedical engineering
Dentistry
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Cameron, AB; Evans, JL; Robb, ND, A technical and clinical digital approach to the altered cast technique with an intraoral scanner and polyvinyl siloxane impression material, Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, 2022