Abstract: The invention could be a method of operating a scanning dental combination comprising the following steps, providing a prosthesis device having an artificial base supporting one or more artificial teeth; providing a radiopaque dental impression material that can form a physical impression of a portion of a mouth of patient, the portion of a mouth of patient being used to support the dental prosthesis device; using the radiopaque dental impression material to make an impression of the portion of the mouth of the patient; forming a combination of the radiographic dental impression material and dental prosthesis device; and scanning the combination with a radiographic scanning machine to create at least one digital file of a radiographic-based image of the combination.