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Volume 42 , Issue 5
September/October 2022
Pages 587–593

A Digital Approach to Immediate-Load, Full-Arch Implant Dentistry: A Case Report

Mark Bishara, DDS/Richard J. Miron, DMD, MSc, PhD/Gregori M. Kurtzman, DDS/Naif Sinada, DMD/David T. Wu, DMD

PMID: 36044687
DOI: 10.11607/prd.6048

Conventional approaches to full-arch implant dentistry require a verified master model created by luting together impression jigs. This process involves numerous steps and is sometimes prone to errors that require subsequent correction. A novel approach involving an extraoral scanning technique using an Imetric 4D Imaging system demonstrates an alternative for same-day delivery of printed full-arch prosthetics. Advantages include the ability to offer a same-day provisional restoration without needing to verify an analog master cast.

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