Reverse scan technique: A verification method for the implant position in intraoral scans

Abstract

This article describes a fully digital method of verifying and increasing the accuracy of the position of implants in extensive prosthetic restorations. This cost-effective, timesaving, and versatile procedure uses a laboratory scanner, a scannable implant analog, and a printed interim implant-supported prosthesis to refine the virtual definitive cast.

Keywords

• Reverse scan technique
• implant position
• intraoral scans