Digital impression of teeth prepared with a subgingival vertical finish line: A new clinical approach to manage the interim crown

Aim Intraoral scanner can simplify the prosthodontic workflow with reduction of time, cost and several steps. However, clinical conditions can affect the quality of the digital impressions, especially if the tooth is prepared with subgingival vertical finish line. This report describes a technique to manage the interim crown by means of a case report. Case report A 63-year-old female patient needed to be treated with a single-unit fixed dental prosthesis in the posterior area. A new technique to manage the interim crown and to obtain accurate digital impression of an abutment tooth with subgingival vertical finish line without the use of retraction techniques is described. Conclusion This method allows the control of many problems associated to digital impressions such as localized bleeding, retraction technique and limits of scanners to acquire subgingival vertical finish line.