title: Digital data acquisition for a CAD/CAM-fabricated titanium framework and zirconium oxide restorations for an implant-supported fixed complete dental prosthesis.
abstract: This dental technique report describes a digital workflow with digital data acquisition at the implant level, computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing fabricated, tissue-colored, anodized titanium framework, individually luted zirconium oxide restorations, and autopolymerizing injection-molded acrylic resin to fabricate an implant-supported, metal-ceramic-resin fixed complete dental prosthesis in an edentulous mandible. The 1-step computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing fabrication of titanium framework and zirconium oxide restorations can provide a cost-effective alternative to the conventional metal-resin fixed complete dental prosthesis.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY. Electronic address: WeiShao.Lin@Louisville.edu.
authors.forename: Wei-Shao
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of General Dentistry and Oral Medicine, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Metz
authors.affiliation: Scholar, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Adrien
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollini
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ntounis
authors.affiliation: Professor, Chair and Director, Advanced Education in Prosthodontics, Department of Oral Health and Rehabilitation, University of Louisville School of Dentistry, Louisville, KY.
authors.forename: Dean
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morton
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D000044:Dental Abutments; D003725:Dental Articulators; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000191:economics; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design / Q000191:economics; D003826:Denture, Complete, Lower / Q000191:economics; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014093:Tooth, Artificial; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D057188:Workflow; D015040:Zirconium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C023506:Glass ceramics; D015040:Zirconium; D014025:Titanium; C028541:zirconium oxide