{"id":683,"date":"2026-05-28T08:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&p=683"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:11:59","slug":"conventional-vs-digital-impressions-for-implantsupported-overdentures-clinical-workflows-advantages-and-limitations-8901","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/conventional-vs-digital-impressions-for-implantsupported-overdentures-clinical-workflows-advantages-and-limitations-8901\/","title":{"rendered":"Conventional vs Digital Impressions for Implant-Supported Overdentures: Clinical Workflows, Advantages, and Limitations"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[96,95,94,92,93,97],"class_list":["post-683","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-cad-cam-workflow","forum-tag-conventional-impressions","forum-tag-digital-scans","forum-tag-implant-supported-overdenture","forum-tag-intraoral-scan","forum-tag-removable-denture"],"acf":{"feature_topic":632,"authors":[1388,1390,1392,1394],"read_time":"11 min","publication_date":"20260204","doi":"10.63580\/ITI.FI.45772","excerpt":"This article provides clinicians with a structured overview of workflows for implant overdentures using conventional and digital impressions, highlighting their advantages, limitations, and clinical indications.","references":"Abuduwaili, K., Huang, R., Song, J., Liu, Y., Chen, Z., Huang, B. and Li, Z. 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