A CASE OF RECONSTRUCTION USING A MICROSCOPE BASED ON DATA OBTAINED FROM INTRAORAL SCANNING

Abstract

Recent years have seen the widespread adoption of digital technology in dentistry, and this is proving convenient not only for the creation of prosthetic devices, but also for impression-taking. In dental restoration treatment, the restoration must be of the correct thickness to prevent it breaking or chipping. This means that the right amount of clearance must be secured during abutment tooth preparation. Lingual-side preparation is particularly susceptible to insufficient preparation volume. The use of a dental intraoral scanner (IOS) in addition to conventional analog methods such as wax impressions to secure the right amount of clearance enables digital visualization. After checking the digital view during abutment tooth preparation, analyzing the data thus obtained and using this information to carry out preparation in the magnified view provided by a microscope helps improve the accuracy and precision of the restoration.