Digital Full-Mouth Reconstruction: From Diagnostics to Final Full Zirconia Restorations.

BACKGROUND

This clinical report describes the use of digital technology for full-mouth rehabilitation using fixed implant-supported full-contour zirconia prostheses.

CASE PRESENTATION

A 61-year-old female patient presented with existing acrylic overdentures retained by mini implants; her chief concern was to improve esthetics and function through the use of fixed prostheses. Digital tools comprising CAD/CAM, 3D printing, guided implant surgery, and 2D smile design were utilized from the planning stage to final restorations combined with analog components in an efficient manner to address the patient's chief concern. Existing mini implants were used to help position surgical guides and provisional restorations. Final restorations were fabricated using a monolithic multilayered full-contour zirconia dental material, which provided excellent physical and esthetic properties.

CONCLUSION

Digital technology is an essential component of modern dentistry to achieve predictable outcomes for the treatment of complex cases in an efficient manner.