Fully digital fabrication of an occlusal device using an intraoral scanner and 3D printing: A dental technique |
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| Authors: | Moritz Waldecker Michael Leckel Peter Rammelsberg Wolfgang Bömicke |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Heidelberg University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;2. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Heidelberg University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;3. Director, Department of Prosthodontics, Heidelberg University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;4. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Heidelberg University Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany |
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| Abstract: | This dental technique describes a fully digital method for fabricating occlusal devices using a complete-arch intraoral scan and 3D printing. The maxillary and mandibular arches of a healthy, fully dentate volunteer were digitized using an intraoral scanner. A second scan and modified recording of the centric relation enabled a virtual arrangement of the maxillary and mandibular arches, both in centric relation and in the desired vertical dimension of occlusion. An occlusal device was subsequently designed virtually and fabricated from a light-polymerizing acrylic resin using a 3D printer. The occlusal device was tested for fit, occlusion, and patient-friendly handling. As only minor occlusal corrections were required, the fully digital procedure described is suitable for the fabrication of occlusal devices. |
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| Keywords: | Corresponding author: Dr Moritz Waldecker Department of Prosthodontics Heidelberg University Hospital University of Heidelberg Im Neuenheimer Feld 400 69210 Heidelberg GERMANY |
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