Digital Removable Partial Denture Fabrication Using an Intraoral Scanner and the Altered‐Cast Technique for a Patient With Free‐End Partial Edentulism: A Case Report

This clinical report describes treatment with a removable partial denture produced using an anatomical impression made with an intraoral scanner and a mucocompressive impression made using the altered‐cast technique. First, digital scanning was performed with an intraoral scanner to obtain an anatomical impression of the remaining teeth and the residual ridges. Computer‐aided design software was then used to design the framework, which was fabricated by selective laser melting. A mucocompressive impression was subsequently made using the altered‐cast technique, and gypsum was poured to modify the cast accordingly. The denture was then fabricated. The patient was satisfied with the stability, retention, and overall function of the prosthesis.