Journal article
Fully Digitalized Workflow of Flipper Fabrication: Different Three-Dimensional Printing Strategies and Characteristics
Applied sciences, Vol.14(7), p.2838
04/01/2024
DOI: 10.3390/app14072838
Abstract
A flipper is an interim removable partial denture used for immediate esthetic restoration and space maintenance for a limited period before definitive treatment. Traditional methods for fabricating flippers are labor-intensive and manual. With the advent of technological advancement in dentistry, fully digitalized fabrication including computer designing and three-dimensional (3D) printing can be used. This study aimed to demonstrate the complete digital workflow for fabricating flippers and compare the features of different digital methods. In a partially edentulous patient, three flippers were fabricated using different digital protocols: individual printing (tooth and base parts) and combination, i.e., one-body printing and gingival layering and one-body printing and gingival coloring. Each flipper was tried into the oral cavity, and the adaptation of flippers was evaluated using the triple-scan technique. This study confirms that fully digital fabrication of a flipper is an effective method compared with traditional methods and shows various digital workflows available in 3D printing. Thus, an appropriate fabrication method must be selected for each situation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Fully Digitalized Workflow of Flipper Fabrication: Different Three-Dimensional Printing Strategies and Characteristics
- Creators
- Shilpa Rana - Kyungpook National UniversityDu-Hyeong Lee - Kyungpook Natl Univ, Inst Translat Res Dent, Sch Dent, Dept Prosthodont, Daegu 41940, South Korea
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Applied sciences, Vol.14(7), p.2838
- DOI
- 10.3390/app14072838
- ISSN
- 2076-3417
- eISSN
- 2076-3417
- Publisher
- Mdpi
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- Korea Medical Device Development Fund
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/2024
- Academic Unit
- Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984914149302771
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