Study on the clinical application of digital impression to removable partial dentures by Dr. Zhang Nan in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences
Study on the clinical application of digital impression to removable partial dentures by Dr. Zhang Nan in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract Background: It is well known that intraoral digital impression has been widely used in the field of fixed prosthodontics and achieved good clinical results. Moreover, the clinical application of intraoral digital impression to dental implant and complete denture has also developed rapidly. However, the study on the clinical application of digital impression to removable partial denture is lacking. This study sought to investigate the effects of intraoral digital impression on the clinical adaptation of removable partial dentures (RPDs). Methods: 78 patients with indications of RPDs were selected. Two RPDs were made for each patient, respectively, with the methods of intraoral digital scanning (the digital group) and taking silicon rubber impression (the traditional group). The clinical ...