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Maximum intercuspation and protrusive excursion
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Furthermore, on the protrusion, there was diminished contact between the incisal edges of maxillary and mandibular central incisors [Figure 1].
(a) Digital smile designing, (b) Superimposition of smiling and retracted lip photo, (c) Digital mock-up, (d) Preoperative patient smiling photograph, and (e) Postoperative patient smiling photograph
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This digital mock-up was superimposed on the scanned cast of the maxillary and mandibular arches to get the 3D-printed mock-up [Figure 2a-d]. He was highly satisfied with the esthetic outcome [Figure 2e].
Analog and digital workflow
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The clinical steps and laboratory steps involved in this are illustrated in Figure 3.