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Podcast: Confessions From A Dental Lab
Episode: 4 Tips for Creating a Retrofit Crown to an Existing Partial Denture Using Both Conventional & Digital Methods – With Dan Balmer & Dr. Stoiber
Description: As dentists, we are occasionally called upon to fabricate a crown restoration on an abutment tooth that either contacts or is clasped by an existing removable partial denture. This can be a difficult situation because even minor errors in the contour of the crown will result in the existing partial failing to seat.
However, there are proven techniques that will improve the accuracy of retrofits and help to ensure that the existing partial seats to place after the new crown is cemented. In this podcast we will present 4 different techniques, 2 analog and 2 digital, that should ease the str...