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Digital Removable Complete Denture (DRCD)

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Digital dentistry has evolved very rapidly in recent years. Areas of digital fixed and implant dentistry have shown a wide range of improvement from examinations to production of prostheses. Digital applications in removable prosthodontics have been initiated as two-visit techniques during the late 2000s by two commercially available companies. However, further improvements and increased number of applications in digital removable complete denture (DRCD) have been done lately since several new companies have announced new developments in this field. In this chapter, you will find background information of the evolution of DRCD with a literature review, comparison of conventional and digital workflows of denture fabrication, current concepts and different fabrication methods of DRCD, and advantages and limitations of DRCD. Wax rim impression and replication DRCD techniques are explained and illustrated in a step-by-step fashion.

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  1. Department of Restorative Sciences & Biomaterials, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

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Hirayama, H. (2019). Digital Removable Complete Denture (DRCD). In: Tamimi, F., Hirayama, H. (eds) Digital Restorative Dentistry . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15974-0_6

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