title: Complete denture fabrication with CAD/CAM record bases.
abstract: One of the primary goals of new materials and processes for complete denture fabrication has been to reduce polymerization shrinkage. The introduction of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology into complete denture fabrication has eliminated polymerization shrinkage in the definitive denture. The use of CAD/CAM record bases for complete denture fabrication can provide a better-fitting denture with fewer postprocessing occlusal errors.
authors.affiliation: Resident, US Army Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, Fort Gordon, Ga. Electronic address: james.b.mclaughlin1.mil@mail.mil.
authors.forename: J Bryan
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.affiliation: Program Director, US Army Advanced Education Program in Prosthodontics, Fort Gordon, Ga.
authors.forename: Van
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design / Q000295:instrumentation*; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported / Q000379:methods*; D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design; D003824:Denture, Complete; D006801:Humans