Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Digital versus conventional impressions in dentistry- An overview

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Fahad Adnan A Safar1 , Dhafer Mubarak Alrakah2, Abdulgader Abdullatif Alharbi

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It is essential to take an impression of the oral cavity that replicates the surrounding hard dental and soft tissues accurately. Impressions made with the aid of polyether and vinyl polysiloxane impression materials are frequently used in contemporary prosthetic dentistry. Digital impressions save clinical time by omitting some of the steps of traditional impression techniques. Computer-aided design and manufacturing, or CAD/CAM technology has advanced quickly and become very well-liked.

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