Application of multi-source digital information integration and Jaw motion tracking for complete arch implant-supported prosthesis: a case report

Abstract

This case report details the diagnostic design process for a 72-year-old woman with an edentulous mandible, which was achieved by creating a virtual patient. The 3D data files, which included facial, dental, and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans, were then aligned using dental computer-aided design (CAD) software. A provisional restoration was fabricated using milling and 3D printing technologies to reflect the ideal diagnostic design. Following this, four implants were placed in the mandible, and an intraoral scan method was used to fabricate fixed provisional implant restorations. Finally, definitive full fixed-type prostheses were fabricated using the double scan technique and jaw motion tracking.