Should Digital Complete Dentures Be Part of A Contemporary Prosthodontic Education?

Abstract

Digital complete dentures should be incorporated into a contemporary dental school education due to factors that include the substantial increase in the number of scientific publications devoted to digital dentures, the increased number of companies producing these prostheses, and the expanded use by practitioners. These factors increased recently due to multiple advantages of digital dentures that are described. Based on positive clinical experiences with such prostheses, preclinical curriculum changes were made with examples presented of both didactic and laboratory courses that now include digital dentures. Perspectives are presented regarding online laboratory procedures where a substantial portion can be performed at home through remote instruction.