title: Non- and minimally invasive full-mouth rehabilitation of patients with loss of vertical dimension of occlusion using CAD/CAM: an innovative concept demonstrated with a case report.
abstract: Abrasion and erosion are two increasingly common indications for dental treatment. Thanks to modern digital technologies and new restorative materials, there are novel therapeutic approaches to restoring such losses of tooth structure in a virtually non-invasive manner. The case study in this article demonstrates one such innovative approach. The patient's severely abraded natural dentition was restored in a defect-driven, minimally invasive manner using high-performance composite materials in the posterior region, and the "sandwich technique" in the anterior region. The restorations were milled on an optimized milling machine with milling cycles adapted for the fabrication of precision-fit restorations with thin edges.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ender
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mehl
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003725:Dental Articulators; D001840:Dental Bonding / Q000379:methods; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D003801:Dental Veneers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009065:Mouth Rehabilitation / Q000379:methods*; D057887:Overbite / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D023861:Photography, Dental; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014716:Vertical Dimension
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; C493120:lithia disilicate; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C023506:Glass ceramics