Esthetic rehabilitation for a Kennedy Class IV patient using detachable 3D printing diagnostic denture and removable partial denture with polyetheretherketone framework

• DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10834
• Publication Date: 2022-10-01T05:03:34Z
• Authors: Qin Wu; Na Zhang; Bo Dong; Manlin Sun; Xin Yang; Haiyang Yu
• Keywords: Removable partial denture

For patients with high aesthetic expectation, using removable partial dentures (RPDs) to restore the missing teeth in area rapidly and obtain patients' approval is challenging. This case described an alternative digital protocol solve this situation. A detachable 3DP diagnostic denture was involved procedure, which not only allowed patient evaluate possible outcome of RPD, but also can be duplicated form a definitive by bonding milled PEEK framework customized PMMA dentition containing posts, thermoplastic compression molding (CM)process.