title: Case involving CAD/CAM-generated, screw-retained bridge demonstrates dentistry's scientific progression.
abstract: The patient in the case presented had successfully used a maxillary overdenture for more than three decades. However, the time had come for the prosthetic appliance to be replaced. This case, which involved the use of a titanium understructure that was designed and fabricated using CAD/CAM technology, illustrates how far dentistry has come since the patient first presented to the clinician some 35 years ago when dental science had not yet included such innovations as bone grafting and CT scans.
authors.affiliation: LSK121 Oral Prosthetics, Naperville, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kahng
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D017268:Dental Prosthesis Retention; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla; D008875:Middle Aged