TY - JOUR
T1 - A workflow for fabricating a hollow obturator by using 3D digital technologies
AU - Koyama, Shigeto
AU - Kato, Hiroaki
AU - Harata, Takayuki
AU - Sasaki, Keiichi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Editorial Council for the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
PY - 2020/4
Y1 - 2020/4
N2 - Conventional methods used for fabricating hollow obturator prostheses have numerous problems. The workflow presented in this article integrates 3D digital technologies into a functional protocol, enabling the fabrication of single-piece hollow prostheses with no joints by using an optical 3D scanner and a laminating molding device.
AB - Conventional methods used for fabricating hollow obturator prostheses have numerous problems. The workflow presented in this article integrates 3D digital technologies into a functional protocol, enabling the fabrication of single-piece hollow prostheses with no joints by using an optical 3D scanner and a laminating molding device.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.020
DO - 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.05.020
M3 - Article
C2 - 31590982
AN - SCOPUS:85072797056
SN - 0022-3913
VL - 123
SP - 648
EP - 652
JO - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
JF - Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
IS - 4
ER -