Digital Workflow for Double Complete Arch Zirconia Prostheses Utilizing a Novel Scan Body
Aristotelis Marinis, Panos Papaspyridakos, Elena Sicilia, Sérgio Rocha Bernardes, Foteini Touloumi, Konstantinos Chochlidakis, Hans‐Peter Weber
Abstract
The purpose of this clinical report is to present a complete digital workflow for the fabrication of complete arch fixed zirconia implant restorations. An intraoral scanner was used to capture the implants' position at the abutment level and also the patient's existing interim prostheses with the double digital scanning technique. A novel scan body and impression pin were utilized throughout the scanning process which allowed for the accurate and reproducible superimposition of the generated Standard Tesselation Language (STL) files. Prosthesis prototypes were digitally designed and fabricated, tried in, and verified intraorally. The definitive zirconia prostheses were then fabricated and delivered to the patient. This technique can be utilized in both arches overcoming the absence of stable intraoral landmarks for superimposition of STL files.