Digital technology helps precise restoration of removable dentures from the clinical side
The rate of partially or totally edentulous pa-tients among middle aged and elderly people in China is rela-tively high,with removable dentures being the primary restora-tion method.However,traditional techniques for removable denture restoration heavily rely on the clinical experience of dentists,necessitating technological innovation.Digital tech-nology has played a significant role in the laboratory aspect of removable denture restoration,but clinical procedures still heavily depend on manual processes.To address these issues,our team has explored and applied digital technology meth-ods,effectively simplifying the steps of tooth preparation,im-pression taking,and recording of jaw relationships,which leads to improved outcomes.This article elaborates on the digi-tal technology at the clinical side of removable dentures,pro-viding some references for the precise and efficient restoration of removable dentures in clinical practice.