Re: Limited opening and impressions

Thank you for your input, Joel. I've never had a denture. Because of of
these thick bands of scar tissue, no dentist has been able to work on
me since before surgery of 1993. Since that time, as teeth became
diseased, fractured or too painful, they have been extracted either
during oral surgery or by a local oral surgeon. The only orthotic that
was fitted for me was was back in 1999, when they got an initial
impression before excision of part of my jaw, some teeth and part of my
palette. This orthotic was useless and cosmetic only. The next year, it
was made useless because of additional surgeries which again changed
the geography of my mouth. I have "gotten by" with only three upper
teeth (incisors and a canine) for most of the last 4 years. Of course,
these teeth were never meant to chew and (eventually....one by one)
they became so worn down and painful that they had to be extracted. The
last of which was pulled in March. Apparently, there is no recourse. I
am 58 years old and with no possibility of upper teeth, I will
certainly never again smile in public. I am quite disappointed. You'd
think that the best from the University of Pittsburgh could find a way.


What about a scanner that the University of Hiroshima developed with a
software company (Orange House) that is supposed to create 3D
impressions without use of typical impression devices? Has anyone ever
heard of this?

Could OrthoCAD be used to make an impression in some manner?

Any thoughts?

Thank you.

.

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