Digital Versus Conventional Impressions in Fixed Prosthodontics: A Review

Journal of Prosthodontics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 35-41

  Ahlholm, Pekka ^a   Sipilä, Kirsi ^a,b,c,d,e   Vallittu, Pekka ^f,g,h   Jakonen, Minna ⁱ   Kotiranta, Ulla ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^d MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER OULU   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f Turku Clinical Biomaterials Centre TCBC   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^h Welfare Division   (Finland)

ⁱ Kuopio Health Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

CAD CAM; conventional impression; digital impression; impression accuracy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DENTAL IMPRESSION;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; DENTAL IMPRESSION TECHNIQUE;

EID: 84989221935     PISSN: 1059941X     EISSN: 1532849X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jopr.12527     Document Type: Review

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