International Journal of Research and Reports in Dentistry

Consistency and Repeatability of Digitized Occlusal Records

Philip L. Millstein

Department of Graduate Prosthodontics, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Biomaterials, 188 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

Carlos E. Sabrosa *

IASERJ Hospital, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Sergio Florencio

Private Practice, California, USA.

Karen Geber

Private Practice, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

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Abstract

New technology yields an instant occlusal impression for recording occlusal and near occlusal contacts and excursive movements in a closed position. Occlusal contact areas can be recorded in a material rather than on a tooth, allowing the information to be scanned and digitized for immediate viewing and subsequent examination.

Keywords: Occlusion, instant impression, polysiloxane, image analysis, hard-copy

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