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Improvement of a Digital Impression with Conventional Materials: Overcoming Intraoral Scanner Limitations

2017; Quintessence Publishing Company; Volume: 30; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.11607/ijp.5138

1942-4426

Federico Mandelli, Francesco Ferrini, Giorgio Gastaldi, Enrico Gherlone, Marco Ferrari,

Dental Radiography and Imaging

Intraoral digital impression is a viable alternative to conventional impression techniques and has been proven to be even more accurate than conventional materials. Nevertheless, there are cases in which the rheologic properties of conventional materials can be helpful. This article describes a method to overcome an insufficient sulcus-depth reading of intraoral scanners in challenging cases.