Comparison between conventional and digital dental impressions in pediatric patients: a narrative review

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https://doi.org/10.24265/kiru.2024.v21n2.05

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Dental Impressions Techniques; CAD-CAM; Pediatric dentistry

Abstract

In the following narrative review, original articles and review articles were collected from Pubmed, LILACS, ScienceDirect, SciELO, Scopus, and Google Scholar in the period between January 2013 and August 2023. Were selected 32 open access type published articles, in Spanish and English. Digital and conventional impressions in children are compared according to time, precision, handling, comfort, and acceptance. According to the evaluation criteria, it is concluded from the literature that digital impressions are the preferred choice in children. Therefore, taking digital impressions is favorable in terms of time, precision, handling, comfort and acceptance over conventional impressions in children.

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Author Biographies

  • Dayana Isabel Montero-Gonzales, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Lima, Perú

    Estudiante de odontología

  • Joselyne Silvia Carhuas-Córdova , Universidad NJacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Lima, Perú

    Estudiante de odontología

  • Delia Luisa Sánchez-Sánchez , Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Lima, Perú

    Estudiante de odontología

  • Víctor Fernando Lamas-Lara, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Odontología, Lima, Perú

    Cirujano dentista

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Published

2024-04-30

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Artículos de revisión / Reviews

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Montero-Gonzales DI, Carhuas-Córdova JS, Sánchez-Sánchez DL, Lamas-Lara VF. Comparison between conventional and digital dental impressions in pediatric patients: a narrative review. kiru [Internet]. 2024 Apr. 30 [cited 2026 Aug. 31];21(2):77-83. Available from: https://portalrevistas.aulavirtualusmp.pe/index.php/Rev-Kiru0/article/view/2839

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