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Treatment of an Edentulous Patient with CAD/CAM Technology: A Clinical Report
Author(s) -
Drago Carl J.,
Peterson Thomas
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-849x.2006.00172.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , cad , dental abutments , dentures , implant , orthodontics , prosthesis , computer aided manufacturing , dental prosthesis , computer aided design , medicine , computer science , engineering , engineering drawing , mechanical engineering , surgery
CAD/CAM (computer‐aided design/computer‐aided manufacturing) technology with large‐scale industrial applications has been developed and used over the last 3 decades. Implant Innovations, Inc. (Palm Beach Gardens, FL), has recently introduced a version of this technology for use in implant restorative dentistry. Different software programs were written to design and machine individual implant abutments and bar‐type frameworks. This report provides a literature review of CAD/CAM technology in dentistry and describes the treatment of one edentulous patient restored with individual implant abutments and conventional cemented fixed partial dentures in the edentulous maxilla and a fixed, screw‐retained prosthesis that replaced the missing mandibular teeth. The abutments were made using The Encode™ Restorative System; the mandibular framework was made with a CAM StructSURE™ Precision Milled Bar. The benefits and limitations of this technology are also discussed. Additional clinical and laboratory studies are needed to further validate this technology.