title: Eighteen-Month Outcomes of Titanium Frameworks Using Computer-Aided Design and Computer-Aided Manufacturing Method.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the report is to introduce a new software and a new scanner with a noncontact laser probe and to present outcomes of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing titanium frameworks using this new software and scanner with a laser probe.
  
  
  METHODS
  Seven patients received 40 implants placed using a 1-stage protocol. After all implants were planned using an implant planning software (NobelClinician), either 5 or 6 implants were placed in each edentulous arch. Each edentulous arch was treated with a fixed dental prosthesis using implant-supported complete-arch milled-titanium framework using the software (NobelProcera) and the scanner. All patients were followed up for 18 ± 3 months. Implant survival, prosthesis survival, framework fit, marginal bone levels, and maintenance requirements were evaluated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One implant was lost during the follow-up period, giving the implant survival rate of 97.5%; 0.4 ± 0.2 mm marginal bone loss was noted for all implants after 18 ± 3 months. None of the prostheses needed a replacement, indicating the prosthesis success rate of 100%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this clinical study suggest that titanium frameworks fabricated using the software and scanner presented in this study fit accurately and may be a viable option to restore edentulous arches.
authors.affiliation: *Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, NY. †Visiting Professor, Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Dental School, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX. ‡Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ilser
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turkyilmaz
authors.forename: Neset Volkan
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Asar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016301:Alveolar Bone Loss / Q000175:diagnosis; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D015921:Dental Implants; D019094:Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007575:Jaw, Edentulous / Q000534:rehabilitation; D007834:Lasers; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012984:Software; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015921:Dental Implants; D014025:Titanium