Use of digital data acquisition and CAD/CAM technology for the fabrication of a fixed complete dental prosthesis on dental implants

Wei-Shao Lin; Bryan T Harris; Amirali Zandinejad; Dean Morton

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.04.010

Use of digital data acquisition and CAD/CAM technology for the fabrication of a fixed complete dental prosthesis on dental implants

J Prosthet Dent. 2014 Jan;111(1):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.04.010. Epub 2013 Nov 1.

Authors

Wei-Shao Lin¹, Bryan T Harris², Amirali Zandinejad², Dean Morton³

Affiliations

¹ Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Electronic address: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu.
² Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
³ Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics; and Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.

PMID: 24189115
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2013.04.010

Abstract

The work flow in this report describes a metal-resin fixed complete dental prosthesis fabricated by using digital data acquisition at the implant fixture level with a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) fabricated tissue-colored anodized titanium framework.

MeSH terms

Acrylic Resins / chemistry
Computer-Aided Design*
Dental Implant-Abutment Design
Dental Implants*
Dental Impression Technique
Dental Materials / chemistry
Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
Denture Bases
Denture Design*
Denture Retention / instrumentation
Denture, Complete*
Humans
Jaw Relation Record
Laboratories, Dental
Polyurethanes / chemistry
Resins, Synthetic / chemistry
Technology, Dental
Titanium / chemistry

Substances

Acrylic Resins
Dental Implants
Dental Materials
Polyurethanes
Resins, Synthetic
Titanium