Digital planning and surveying for a rotational path removable partial denture: a case report

Digital technology has been applied to the planning and manufacture of removable partial dentures (RPDs), reducing the complexity of RPD treatment as well as the number and duration of clinical and laboratory steps. However, there is a lack of information regarding digital planning and surveying for...

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Published in:	General dentistry Vol. 72; no. 2; p. 69
Main Authors:	Curinga, Míria Rafaelli Souza, da Silva, Débora Jidiane, Pereira, Ana Larisse Carneiro, da Silva, Nathalia Ramos, Carreiro, Adriana Fonte Porto
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-03-2024
Subjects:	Denture, Partial, Removable Humans Mouth, Edentulous computer-aided design removable partial denture rotational path denture esthetics
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Summary:	Digital technology has been applied to the planning and manufacture of removable partial dentures (RPDs), reducing the complexity of RPD treatment as well as the number and duration of clinical and laboratory steps. However, there is a lack of information regarding digital planning and surveying for rotational path RPDs. This article presents a case report of a digital diagnostic wax-up and survey for a rotational path RPD performed with prosthetic design software. The virtual diagnostic closure tool made it possible during the case study stage to visualize the edentulous spaces and simulate the preparations necessary for the restoration of occlusal and esthetic harmony. The virtual survey determined the dual-axis path of insertion and removal for the rotational path RPD based on the 4 major influencing factors: guiding planes, retentive undercuts, interferences, and esthetics. In this case, digital planning and surveying for a rotational path RPD were an effective means of esthetic and biomechanical analysis and allowed for minimal preparation of the abutment teeth.
ISSN:	0363-6771