The Current State of Chairside Digital Dentistry and Materials

Markus B Blatz; Julian Conejo

doi:10.1016/j.cden.2018.11.002

The Current State of Chairside Digital Dentistry and Materials

Dent Clin North Am. 2019 Apr;63(2):175-197. doi: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.11.002.

Authors

Markus B Blatz¹, Julian Conejo²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: mblatz@upenn.edu.
² Department of Preventive and Restorative Sciences, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, 240 South 40th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

PMID: 30825985
DOI: 10.1016/j.cden.2018.11.002

Abstract

This article describes and illustrates the current state of chairside computer-aided design computer-aided manufacturing technologies and materials. It provides a historical background and discusses the different components of the chairside digital workflow: intraoral scanners, design software, milling machines, and sinter furnaces. The material range available for chairside digital dentistry is broad and includes polymethyl methacrylates, composite resins, and a large variety of ceramics. Clinical applications and success rates of the different material groups are summarized and discussed based on the current scientific evidence.

Keywords: CAD/CAM; Ceramics; Chairside; Dental materials; Digital dentistry.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Ceramics
Composite Resins
Computer-Aided Design*
Dental Prosthesis Design*
Dentistry
Humans
Technology, Dental

Substances

Composite Resins