A Manufacturing Protocol for Complete Dentures Using a Milling Cutting Method with an Individual Correction of the Prosthetic Plane

Purpose: This study describes the manufacturing procedure for complete dentures using a milling cutting method with an individual correction of the prosthetic plane. Methods: Complete dentures were fabricated digitally using a hybrid protocol with individual assessment of the prosthetic plane. Results: Subjective and objective studies of evaluation of dentures were used. The sampling of functional impressions with the use of silicone masses of decreasing tension on dentures was used by a patient after the functional formation of their edges with Function type masses. The recording of occlusion on the pre-prepared prosthetic impressions using a silicone recorder was performed. Scanning of dentures and their occlusive relations by means of a laboratory scanner was performed in order to obtain virtual working models. A 3D face photograph of the dentures was taken using the Face Hunter device. Face Hunter offered an individualised adjustment of the prosthetic plane and a unique incorporation of the restoration in a given subject. New restorations in a computer programme were designed. A milling cutting of try-in test dentures was performed in order to make a control in the oral cavity. Control of the test dentures took place at the dentist’s office. The performance of new prosthetic restorations using a milling cutting method in the PMMA target material was evaluated in this study. Conclusions: The Face Hunter device offers an individualised incorporation of dentures in patients’ faces, which considerably improves the aesthetic aspect of the complete dentures.