Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Modeling (CAD/CAM) for Guiding Dental Implant Surgery: Personal Reflection Based on 10 Years of Real-Life Experience

Abstract

Traditional dental implant surgery has been challenged by the phenomenal progression in computer-assisted surgery (CAS) that we have been witnessing in recent years. Among the computer-aided technologies, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques represent by far the most attractive and accepted alternatives over their dynamic counterpart, navigational assistance. Based on many years of experience, we have determined that CAD/CAM technology for guiding dental implant surgery is valuable for rehabilitation of the anterior maxillary region and the management of complete or severe partial edentulism. The technology also guarantees the 3D parallelism of implants. The purpose of the present report is to describe indications for use of CAD/CAM dental implant guided surgery. We analyzed the clinical and radiological data of thirteen consecutive edentulous patients treated using CAD/CAM techniques. All of the patients had stable cosmetic results with a high rate of patient satisfaction at the final follow-up examination. No intra- and/or postoperative complications were encountered during any of the steps of the procedure. The application of CAD/CAM techniques produced successful outcomes in the patients presented in this series.

Digital planning and bone regenerative technologies: A narrative review

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Accuracy of Intraoral Scanning of Implant Level Impression Technique Versus Abutment Level Impression In Implant Mandibular Supported Overdenture. In-Vitro Study

“…Nowadays ; within this digital era we are been through, facilitating the fabrication of crowns and bridges, restoration of missing teeth, planning, and prosthetically driven implant placement has took place. [6][7][8] These digital techniques showed a highly reliable results in contrast with the previously used conventional techniques which gives more risk to human and technical errors 9,10 .…”

Effectiveness of CAD-CAM Application for the Development design and implementation of maintenance tools

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