A technique for verifying the accuracy of the virtual mounting of digital scans against the actual occlusal contacts.

The digital scans of dentate arches can be mounted from a virtual interocclusal record to expedite the fabrication of dental prostheses. However, the virtual mounting may develop an occlusal error when combined with less than ideally scanned data and an algorithm that matches poorly. This article describes a method of verifying the accuracy of virtual mounting against the actual occlusal contacts marked with colored articulating paper.