Fabrication of an Immediate Complete Denture with Digital Workflow: A Case Report

Digital impression and CAD/CAM fabrication have had a profound impact on the field of dentistry, reducing patient discomfort and offering time-efficient solutions in numerous instances. The digital workflow can be described as a clinical and laboratory process that commences with the acquisition of a digital impression of the edentulous jaw, followed by a digital tooth setup and the fabrication of a complete denture using CAD/CAM techniques. The primary aim of this clinical case report is to highlight the potential that digital dentistry presents in the context of complete dentures.

In the case presented, a fully digital workflow was employed to fabricate a complete maxillary denture for a patient with failing implant restorations. This fully digital approach eliminated the necessity to remove the existing implant restoration until the final appointment, reducing the chairside appointments to just two, in contrast to the five appointments typically required in a conventional approach.

This case report describes a fully digital method for creating an immediate maxillary complete denture without the need for prior tooth extraction, optimizing both time efficiency and cost-effectiveness. However, further research with larger sample sizes is necessary to confirm the digital technique's superiority over conventional methods.