Digital Denture Process For Patients Seeking a Completely New Denture
Dentist Office - Appointment #1
Initial Impression: The doctor captures and sends the impression to the lab.
Laboratory
Custom Tray Creation: The lab fabricates a custom tray and sends it back to the doctor.
Dentist Office - Appointment #2
Border mold and apply tray adhesive
Digitize impression with a scanner
Take impression
Custom Tray Impression: Using the supplied custom tray, the doctor takes a detailed impression. • Add a border mold around the rim of the tray to capture anatomical features accurately (refer to page 5). • Apply tray adhesive before taking the impression. Make sure to utilize the same adhesive brand as the impression material, to maintain quality. • Utilize an intraoral scanner to scan the physical impression, or send to the lab.
Retracted
High Smile
Reposed
Capture Patient Images: Capture patient photos using a camera or Shining ® MetiSmile Facial Scanner, following the guidelines on page 6.
Papillameter
Incisive Papilla Rest
Papillameter Reading: Place the incisive papilla rest on the incisive papilla with the lip relaxed, to record the low and high lip line from the alveolar ridge. Include measurements on the Rx.
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