Combined use of intraoral scan and custom sectional impression trays to obtain digital casts of patients with severely limited mouth opening

Zhiwen Li¹, Shiwei Song², Fang Zhang³, Shizhu Bai⁴

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¹ Attending, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
² Researcher, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
³ Dental Technician, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
⁴ Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China. Electronic address: baishizhu@foxmail.com.

PMID: 40473545
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2025.04.035

Combined use of intraoral scan and custom sectional impression trays to obtain digital casts of patients with severely limited mouth opening

Zhiwen Li et al. J Prosthet Dent. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 4:S0022-3913(25)00393-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2025.04.035. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Zhiwen Li¹, Shiwei Song², Fang Zhang³, Shizhu Bai⁴

Affiliations

¹ Attending, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
² Researcher, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
³ Dental Technician, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China.
⁴ Associate Professor, State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Digital Dentistry Center, School of Stomatology, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China. Electronic address: baishizhu@foxmail.com.

PMID: 40473545
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2025.04.035

Abstract

Making an impression or an intraoral scan for a patient with limited mouth opening can be challenging. This technique describes a method of making custom sectional impression trays using intraoral scanning and aligning them to obtain digital casts.

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Combined use of intraoral scan and custom sectional impression trays to obtain digital casts of patients with severely limited mouth opening

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