title: Dentistry a la carte: in-office CAD/CAM technology.
abstract: This article examines the differences among four in-office computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing restorative technologies. Two acquisition media systems, 3M ESPE's Lava COS and Cadent's iTero, are compared and contrasted. Additionally, two acquisition and manufacturing media, Sirona's CEREC AC and D4D's E4D, are examined. Image acquisition techniques and cast fabrication methodologies are compared between Lava COS and iTero. In addition, image acquisition, cast fabrication, and restoration fabrication methodologies are discussed as related to CEREC AC and E4D. Strategies for computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing incorporation into practice are explored.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, Calif. 94115, USA.
authors.forename: Parag R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Kachalia
authors.forename: Marc J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Geissberger
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003770:Dental Offices; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D003765:Models, Dental