Registering Maxillomandibular Relation to Create a Virtual Patient Integrated with a Virtual Articulator for Complex Implant Rehabilitation: A Clinical Report. Issue 7 (17th August 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Junying; Chen, Zhaozhao; Dong, Bo; Wang, Hom‐Lay; Joda, Tim; Yu, Haiyang
• Is Part Of: Journal of prosthodontics. Volume 29:Issue 7(2020)
• Page Start: 553
• Page End: 557
• Publication Date: 2020-08-17
• Subjects: Digital dentistry -- virtual patient -- virtual articulator -- computer‐assisted implant surgery -- full‐arch rehabilitation; Prosthodontics -- Periodicals; Dental implants -- Periodicals; Dentistry -- Periodicals; 617.69
• DOI: 10.1111/jopr.13204
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1059-941X

Abstract

Abstract: The virtual patient, a unique computer simulation of the patient's face, teeth, oral mucosa, and bone, provides an extraordinary mechanism for digital dental implant surgery planning and prosthetic design. However, the seamless registration of digital scans with functional information in the context of a virtual articulator remains a challenge. This report describes the treatment of a 47‐year‐old male with full‐mouth guided immediate implant placement and immediate loading of CAD/CAM interim prostheses. Utilizing a novel digital workflow, a multifactorial registration of the vertical dimension of occlusion, centric occlusion, and facebow record were completed digitally and paired within a digital articulator. Utilizing this innovative approach, a complex treatment plan and procedure was executed smoothly with a successful prosthetic outcome demonstrating good fit, occlusion, esthetics, and patient reported satisfaction.