Learning Objectives
By the end of the lecture “Virtual Facebow: The Future of Prosthodontics,” participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamental principles and clinical significance of the Virtual Facebow.
- Differentiate between conventional facebow transfer and virtual facebow workflows.
- Understand the role of facial scanning, intraoral scanning, and digital jaw relation records in prosthodontic treatment.
- Explore the process of virtual articulation and transfer of patient-specific information into the digital environment.
- Identify the clinical applications of Virtual Facebow in restorative and prosthodontic rehabilitation.
- Recognize potential sources of error, limitations, and challenges associated with digital facebow techniques.
- Understand how Virtual Facebow technology can enhance treatment planning, clinician–laboratory communication, efficiency, and predictability.
- Gain an overview of how Virtual Facebow can be integrated into contemporary digital prosthodontic workflows.