Fabrication of a 3-dimensionally printed definitive cast for an obturator prosthesis by merging intraoral scan image with cone beam computed tomography data: A clinical report

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MURAT S., BATAK B.

JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY, vol.126, no.2, 2021 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 126 Issue: 2
• Publication Date: 2021
• Doi Number: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2020.09.031
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
• Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This clinical report focuses on the production of a 3-dimensionally printed definitive cast by using digital scans to fabricate an obturator prosthesis for a completely edentulous patient with a maxillary defect. A merged intraoral scanner image of the soft tissue anatomy of maxillary structures with volumetric data of the craniofacial hard and soft tissues obtained from a cone beam computed tomography scan was used to generate a virtual cast, producing the polyurethane definitive cast manufactured by using a 3-dimensional printer.