Clinical ReportIntegrating conventional and CAD/CAM digital techniques for establishing canine protected articulation: A clinical report
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Clinical Report
A 62-year-old white man in good health and no significant medical history presented complaining of pain, sensitivity, and gingival inflammation in the right and left maxillary canine teeth. Endodontic consultation revealed only reversible hyperemia due to recurrent caries on the composite resin restorations on both teeth. His dental history revealed that 4 years previously the maxillary central incisor teeth had been endodontically treated and that 4 lithium disilicate crowns had been made for
Discussion
This article presents a technique for accurately establishing canine protected articulation using CAD/CAM technology. This technique enables the clinician to transfer designs made on an articulator conveniently and accurately to the digital software. The technique can be used with any CAD/CAM system that accepts a pre-preparation record, applying it later to the prepared tooth. In agreement with many authors, vacuum form matrices proved to be an accurate method of duplicating the diagnostic
Conclusions
This article describes a technique that produces accurate CAD/CAM restorations milled according to a specific occlusal scheme. Integrating the use of a physical articulator into CAD/CAM technology is an easy step that produces accurate results.
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