title: CAD/CAM options in dental implant treatment planning.
abstract: Several software platforms are available that use computerized tomography files and proprietary 3-D reformatting to aid in diagnosis, plan implant location, and complete the surgical placement and restoration of dental implants. This article will review traditional versus computerized model of surgical planning, advantages and disadvantages of computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing planning, variability in treatment sequence, and a cost analysis of investment into this treatment modality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, Calif. 94115, USA.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Morris
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014584:User-Computer Interface