title: CAD/CAM Fabrication of Definitive Implant Prostheses: A Digital Workflow From Planning to Implant Placement to Final Restoration.
abstract: Traditional methods of performing dental implant surgery and fabricating a definitive implant-supported prosthesis are being supplanted by digital techniques that provide greater precision and a more durable and esthetic restoration. In the present case, a 68-year-old woman presented a severely compromised dentition. She had received extensive restorative dentistry in the past and, due to recurrent caries and chronic periodontitis, was facing the loss of her maxillary teeth, as well as teeth in the lower left quadrant. This case report illustrates the use of a number of digital techniques for both treatment planning and fabrication of the final restoration.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Private Practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Harold S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Baumgarten
authors.affiliation: CDT Owner, Zahntechnique Dental Laboratory, Miami, Florida.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wunsche
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D004955:Esthetics, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning