Les Kalman
Western University, Canada
Title: Digitizing the facebow: A communication tool for implantology
Biography
Biography: Les Kalman
Abstract
Communication between the clinician and technician has been an ongoing problem in dentistry. To help improve the issue, a dental software application has been developed – the Virtual Facebow App. It is an alternative to the traditional analogue facebow (AF), used to orient the maxillary cast in mounting. Comparison data of the two methods indicated that the digitized virtual facebow provided increased efficiency in mounting, increased accuracy in occlusion and cost. Occlusal accuracy, lab and total time were statistically significant (P<0.05). The virtual facebow (VF) provides a novel alternative for cast mounting and another tool for clinician-technician communication.