Application of digital diagnostic impression, virtual planning, and computer-guided implant surgery for a CAD/CAM-fabricated, implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis: a clinical report.
This clinical report demonstrated the use of an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis fabricated with a contemporary digital approach. The digital diagnostic data acquisition was completed with a digital diagnostic impression with an intraoral scanner and cone-beam computed tomography with a prefabricated universal radiographic template to design a virtual prosthetically driven implant surgical plan. A surgical template fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) was used to perform computer-guided implant surgery. The definitive digital data were then used to design the definitive CAD/CAM-fabricated fixed dental prosthesis.
Resident, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky.
Brandon M
BM
Stapleton
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky. Electronic address: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu.
Wei-Shao
WS
Lin
Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky.
Athanasios
A
Ntounis
Associate Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky.
Bryan T
BT
Harris
Professor, Chair and Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, Ky.
Dean
D
Morton
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000473:pathology; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D054893:Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods; D003481:Cuspid / Q000473:pathology; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D015921:Dental Implants; D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D003779:Denture Design; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D003833:Denture, Partial, Temporary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D016388:Tooth Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014584:User-Computer Interface
D015921:Dental Implants