Hybrid Digital Workflow for Accurate Distal Extension Reproduction in Free-End Removable Dental Prosthesis: A Technical Report
The proposed approach enhances denture base accuracy, improves adaptation, and promotes more uniform occlusal load distribution in free-end RDPs. This streamlined and reproducible digital protocol offers a clinically relevant advancement, with potential to improve prosthesis stability and long-term outcomes.
Authors
- Thaís Marques Simek Vega Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0510-2140)
- Patrícia Pauletto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1762-7059)
- Analucia Gebler Phillippi
- Liliane Bonatto Drummond (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3508-0018)
- Laura Costa Beber Copetti
- Renata Blummer
- Gabriella Aparecida Cruz dos Reis
- Zuila Maria Lobato Wanghon
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (BR)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
- Forest Science and Research Institute (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Dentistry Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/dj14030179
- Primary Topic
- Dental materials and restorations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00