Dental CAD/CAM System and Clinical Applications
The objective of this article is to provide an overview of dental CAD/CAM system and clinical applications. As new technology and materials science have evolved, computers are increasingly becoming a part of dentistry and prosthodontics, such as CAD/CAM dentistry. There are materials for processing by CAD/CAM devices including metal, composite and ceramic. Depending on the location of the components of the CAD/CAM systems, three different production concepts are available; In-office/Chairside system, Laboratory based system and Milling center system. All CAD/CAM systems consist of three components include scanner, design software and production technology. In the clinical application, CAD/CAM generated dental restorations provide high mechanical properties and acceptable marginal gap. Low failure rate and high survival rate have also been reported. However, to date, the production of CAD/CAM systems require high investment and specialist training.
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