title: Use of digital data acquisition and CAD/CAM technology for the fabrication of a fixed complete dental prosthesis on dental implants.
abstract: The work flow in this report describes a metal-resin fixed complete dental prosthesis fabricated by using digital data acquisition at the implant fixture level with a computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) fabricated tissue-colored anodized titanium framework.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Electronic address: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Wei-Shao
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Bryan T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Amirali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zandinejad
authors.affiliation: Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics; and Professor and Chair, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, School of Dentistry, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D059605:Dental Implant-Abutment Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D007754:Laboratories, Dental; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D012117:Resins, Synthetic / Q000737:chemistry; D013674:Technology, Dental; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D015921:Dental Implants; D003764:Dental Materials; D011140:Polyurethanes; D012117:Resins, Synthetic; D014025:Titanium