The smiling scan technique: Facially driven guided surgery and prosthetics

ConclusionsThe smiling scan is an effective, easy to use, and low-cost technique to develop a more comprehensive and simplified facially driven computer-assisted treatment plan, allowing a prosthetically driven implant placement and the delivery of an immediate computer aided design (CAD) computer aided manufacturing (CAM) temporary fixed dental prostheses (CAD/CAM technology).
Source: Journal of Prosthodontic Research - Category: Dentistry Source Type: research