Evaluation of the Impact of Integrating Dynamic Patient-Specific Motion and Implementing a Jaw Tracking System in the Attribution of the Occlusion in Full-Arch Restorations Through a Digital Workflow: A Clinical Study

Patients that are already have been planned for a prosthetic treatment are going to be included in the present research. The records that are used in order to perform an static and a dynamic registration of the occlusion and are standard of care in prosthodontic clinic, will be performed and be obtained by the PI.

In the 1st appointment for each participant a digital impression, as well as a bite registration of the patient will take place in maximal intercuspation(MI) and in the centric relation(CR) implementing am intraoral scanner.(Trios 4, 3Shape).

Patient's individualized dynamic jaw motion will be also recorded by a digital jaw tracking device (ModJaw). In the same appointment patient's contact points will be digitally captured by the scan of the existing teeth or restorations, after the use of an articulating film (8μ , TrollFoil).

Two prototypes utilizing the registration of the jaw tracker in CR and in MCP and two prototypes utilizing the registration that was obtained by the intraoral scanner will be designed. Prototypes will be designed in order to be able to fit over the patient's existing denture.

In the 2nd appointment prototypes will be checked intraorally by implementing an articulating film. An intraoral scan will be performed in order to digitally capture the intraoral markings. Finally patients will be asked to fill out a Visual Analog Scale from 0-100, in order to express "How comfortable they fill their bite, for each one of the prototypes". The questionnaire will be anonymized.

Inclusion criteria

Patient age ≥ 18 years Patients with ≥ 10 teeth in each dental arch

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with a local or systemic conditions contra-indicating dental treatment (hypertension, a heart attack < 1 year, a stroke < 1 year, uncontrolled cardiovascular diseases, uncontrolled diabetes , immunodeficiency, active oral infection as active herpetic lesions etc.) Pregnancy Fully edentulous patients Presence of craniofacial syndromes Patients age <18 Association with an active orofacial trauma