Prosthetic articulator-based implant rehabilitation virtual patient: A technique bridging implant surgery and reconstructive dentistry

Junying Li; Wael Att; Zhaozhao Chen; Luca Lepidi; Hom-Lay Wang; Tim Joda

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.09.013

Prosthetic articulator-based implant rehabilitation virtual patient: A technique bridging implant surgery and reconstructive dentistry

J Prosthet Dent. 2023 Jul;130(1):8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.09.013. Epub 2021 Oct 30.

Authors

Junying Li¹, Wael Att², Zhaozhao Chen³, Luca Lepidi⁴, Hom-Lay Wang⁵, Tim Joda⁶

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Biologic and Materials Sciences & Prosthodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Mich.
² Professor and Chair, Department of Prosthodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
³ Graduate student, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Mich.
⁴ Research Fellow and Clinical Lecturer, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia School of Dentistry, Foggia, Italy.
⁵ Professor, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Mich.
⁶ Professor, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: tim.joda@unibas.ch.

PMID: 34756772
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2021.09.013

Abstract

This technique report describes a fully digital workflow to create a prosthetic articulator-based implant rehabilitation (PAIR) virtual patient for complete-arch or complete-mouth implant rehabilitation. This workflow uses a custom gothic arch tracer during the cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan and a 3-dimensional virtual facebow when superimposing data. The PAIR virtual patient possesses reliable centric relation and vertical dimension of occlusion and is compatible with virtual articulators. Computer-aided implant planning and a digital prosthetic design can be seamlessly integrated by using this virtual patient.

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography
Dental Articulators
Dental Implants*
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Imaging, Three-Dimensional

Substances

Dental Implants