title: Microtechnologies in implant and restorative dentistry: a stroll through a digital dental landscape.
abstract: This is an explanatory article introducing the combination of various technologies used in implant and restorative dentistry. The aim of the article is to provide an overview of some of the techniques supporting the restorative treatment plan at various stages to provide contemporary, state-of-the-art bridgework based on dental implants. It is a discussion of the way existing technologies used in fields of engineering and medicine are brought together to form a complete process.
authors.affiliation: Dawood & Tanner Dental Practice, London, UK. andrewdawood@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dawood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purkayastha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: MacKillop
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanner
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000639:trends; D003757:Dental Implantation / Q000639:trends*; D015921:Dental Implants / Q000639:trends*; D017266:Dental Prosthesis / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000639:trends*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants