The latest technological advances enable dentists to provide better diagnoses and treatments, improve their patients quality of life and promote the early detection of disease.
In the field of Dentistry, the latest technological advances have been in the area of 3D technology, the digital printing technique and CAD-CAM technology.
From X-rays that gave two-dimensional images, the profession has moved on to Cone Beam Computed Tomography technology, enabling a real 3D reconstruction of the patient to be made and helping enormously with the diagnostic process.
For making prosthetic teeth as well as implants, the use of Digital Printing and CAD-CAM techniques is expected to be extremely helpful.
Digital Printing Technique: images are taken with a camera and then digitally printed, enabling us to record all kinds of information about the patient’s mouth and send the images to the laboratory for making the dental prosthesis.
CAD-CAM increases accuracy using computer assisted design systems. This involves three processes, starting with a scan of the tooth, either using a model with a scanner or with digital printing. The design for the cosmetic prosthesis is then produced using three-dimensional software. Lastly, the image is sent to the robotic drill, which follows the design of the digital prosthesis to produce the final prosthesis in a very short space of time.
