How are you taking impressions for crown and bridge in your dental practice?
At the moment we are taking impressions two different ways. The traditional way is still valid and involves using elastomeric impression material, usually PVS type. Often this requires cord packing prior to taking the impression. If use properly it can take extremely accurate impressions . The models are poured up by the lab and mounted using a bite registration. The resulting dental restorations made on these models can fit extremely well. Some inaccuracies can result when the opposing models are mounted and can necessitate occlusal adjustments on the restorations before they are luted in the mouth. We recently purchased a state of the art Trios 3D Scanner and my son has been using it extensively for taking full arch impressions of the mouth and opposing arch, even for single restorations. These scans, if done with appropriate care are extremely accurate. I believe their digital mountings are even more accurate than the 'old school' techniques that I use. We ask the lab to u...