Treatment of edentulous and partially edentulous patients with CAD/CAM frameworks: a pilot case study

Pract Proced Aesthet Dent. 2006 Nov-Dec;18(10):665-71; quiz 672.

Abstract

Computer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing (CAD/CAM) has been used successfully in commercial industry for several decades and is only now becoming more common for use within the clinical setting. This presentation will outline how CAD/CAM frameworks present numerous advantages over conventional castings when used to treat edentulous and partially edentulous patients in such areas as strength, biocompatibility, and precision machining. Recent advancements in CAD/CAM technology have decreased the costs associated with the fabrication of implant- and tooth-borne frameworks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw, Edentulous / rehabilitation*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pilot Projects