Digitalization of Conventional Removable Prosthesis: Cad-cam Dentures
CAD-CAM Dentures
Abstract
During the last few decades significant advancements in the field of technology have been integrated in our day to day life. In the medical field and more specifically dentistry, one of the novel applications of robotic technology is the use of Artificial Intelligence in prosthodontics. Newer technologies have been consistently developed based on the principles that try to simulate the human brain functioning to develop solutions that do not just follow preprogrammed instructions, but also have some traits of the human’s such as the reasoning ability and experienced learning from practice without being programmed manually. Integrating CAD/CAM technology into removable denture designing and fabrication has helped in improvement of the quality of the dentures and simplification of the laboratory work. Manual laboratory procedures are either reduced or eliminated, thus enabling the dental technician and the dentist to ensure reproducibility and accuracy of prostheses. This reduces overall time requires in patient rehabilitation. This article presents a critical review on the application of CAD- CAM technology in removable prosthodontics and possible research directions in this field in the future.
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