title: CAD/CAM complete dentures: a review of two commercial fabrication systems.
abstract: The use of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) has become available for complete dentures through the AvaDent and Dentca systems. AvaDent uses laser scanning and computer technology. Teeth are arranged and bases formed using proprietary software.The bases are milled from prepolymerized pucks of resin. Dentca uses computer software to produce virtual maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges, arrange the teeth and form bases. The dentures are fabricated using a conventional processing technique.
authors.affiliation: American Board of Prosthodontics, USA. mkattadiyil@liu.edu
authors.forename: Mathew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kattadiyil
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Goodacre
authors.forename: Nadim Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: Baba
mesh_terms: D016302:Centric Relation; D003199:Computer Systems; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003760:Dental Impression Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003761:Dental Impression Technique / Q000295:instrumentation; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000473:pathology; D007834:Lasers; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D012833:Siloxanes / Q000737:chemistry; D012984:Software; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D003760:Dental Impression Materials; D011145:Polyvinyls; D012833:Siloxanes; C034183:vinyl polysiloxane