Design and fabrication of an interim fixed restoration with an open-source nondental CAD software program and additive manufacturing: A technical report

Bülent Pişkin; Kadir Can Becek; Tuba Yılmaz Savaş; Alper Uyar; Kuddusi Akbulut

doi:10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.04.033

Design and fabrication of an interim fixed restoration with an open-source nondental CAD software program and additive manufacturing: A technical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2022 Jul 20:S0022-3913(22)00363-8. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.04.033. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Bülent Pişkin¹, Kadir Can Becek², Tuba Yılmaz Savaş³, Alper Uyar⁴, Kuddusi Akbulut⁵

Affiliations

¹ Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cappadocia University, Nevşehir, Turkey.
² Private practice, Ankara, Turkey.
³ Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey. Electronic address: tuba-yilmaz@windowslive.com.
⁴ Prosthodontist, Department of Prosthodontics, Gulhane Faculty of Dentistry, Health Sciences University, Ankara, Turkey.
⁵ Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cappadocia University, Nevşehir, Turkey.

PMID: 35871034
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2022.04.033

Abstract

This technique aimed to identify the potential of an open-source software program and to present the design and fabrication procedures of a single interim crown with a nondental CAD software program. The steps included defining the margins, establishing the cement interval value, completing the virtual modeling of the crown, and checking the proximal and occlusal contacts by using color mapping.