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SUBMITTER: Schlenz MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7370147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Schlenz Maximiliane Amelie MA Schubert Victoria V Schmidt Alexander A Wöstmann Bernd B Ruf Sabine S Klaus Katharina K
International journal of environmental research and public health 20200630 13
Due to the high prevalence of periodontitis, dentists have to face a larger group of patients with periodontally compromised dentitions (PCDs) characterized by pathologic tooth migration and malocclusion. Impression taking in these patients is challenging due to several undercuts and extensive interdental areas (IAs). The aim of this clinical trial was to analyze the ability of analog and digital impression techniques to display the IAs in PCDs. The upper and the lower jaws of 30 patients (<i>n< ...[more]