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Technical Report: Precisely Fitting Bars on Implants in Five Steps—A CAD/CAM Concept for the Edentulous Mandible
Author(s) -
Beuer Florian,
Schweiger Josef,
Huber Martin,
Engels Jörg,
Stimmelmayr Michael
Publication year - 2014
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/jopr.12121
Subject(s) - cad , workflow , computer aided manufacturing , computer aided design , engineering drawing , computer science , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , computer aided , dentistry , orthodontics , engineering , mechanical engineering , medicine , botany , database , biology , genus
Various treatment concepts have been presented for the edentulous mandible. Manufacturing tension‐free and precisely fitting bars on dental implants was previously a great challenge in prosthetic dentistry and required great effort. Modern computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing technology in combination with some clinical modifications of the established workflow enables the clinician to achieve precise results in a very efficient way. The innovative five‐step concept is presented in a clinical case.