Marta Revilla-León1,2,3, Joshua Fountain4, Wenceslao Piedra Cascón3,5, Mutlu Özcan6, Amirali Zandinejad1. 1. College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas. 2. Graduate Prosthodontics Program, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 3. Revilla Research Center, Madrid, Spain. 4. AEGD Program, College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University, Dallas, Texas. 5. Esthetic Dentistry, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain. 6. Dental Materials Unit, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The present article describes the digital workflow protocol for additive manufacturing (AM) of a clear silicone index to be used for an injected provisional restoration fabrication. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS: The incorporation of CAD software and AM technologies have allowed the integration of a new way to fabricate conventional diagnostic wax-ups and silicone indexes for preparing diagnostic mock ups, direct composite restorations, or provisional restorations. Although the conventional concept remains, the protocol differs. CONCLUSIONS: This workflow provides a more efficient and accurate procedure with the reduction of time and cost compared to conventional technique. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The digital workflow protocol described for AM of a clear silicone index to be used for an injected provisional restoration fabrication is time and cost efficient compared to conventional procedures.
OBJECTIVE: The present article describes the digital workflow protocol for additive manufacturing (AM) of a clear silicone index to be used for an injected provisional restoration fabrication. CLINICAL CONSIDERATIONS: The incorporation of CAD software and AM technologies have allowed the integration of a new way to fabricate conventional diagnostic wax-ups and silicone indexes for preparing diagnostic mock ups, direct composite restorations, or provisional restorations. Although the conventional concept remains, the protocol differs. CONCLUSIONS: This workflow provides a more efficient and accurate procedure with the reduction of time and cost compared to conventional technique. CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: The digital workflow protocol described for AM of a clear silicone index to be used for an injected provisional restoration fabrication is time and cost efficient compared to conventional procedures.
Authors: Duygu Karasan; Juan Legaz; Philippe Boitelle; Philippe Mojon; Vincent Fehmer; Irena Sailer Journal: J Prosthodont Date: 2022-03 Impact factor: 3.485