What is dental CAD/CAM technology is introduced as follows:
The term "CAD/CAM" in dental technology is currently used as a synonym for prostheses produced by "milling technology". This is not entirely correct. CAD is the abbreviation of "computer-aided design" and CAM is the abbreviation of "computer-aided manufacturing". The term "CAD/CAM" does not provide any information about the manufacturing method.
All CAD/CAM systems contain three components:
1. Digitizing tool/scanner
Converts geometry into numbers that can be processed by a computer Data
2. Data set software
Software that processes data and generates data sets for products to be manufactured based on applications
3. Production technology
Convert the data set into production technology for the desired product.
Extended introduction:
Like many other industries, the production phase of dental technology is increasingly automated. As the price of dental laboratory work has become a major factor in treatment planning and treatment, automation can enable more competitive production in high-wage regions such as Western Europe and the United States.
Now, advances in computer technology make cost-effective single-piece production possible. Computer-assisted dental restorations have become increasingly common in recent years. Most dental companies have access to CAD/CAM programs in dental offices, dental laboratories, or in the form of production centers.
The many benefits of dental restorations produced by CAD/CAM include: access to new, virtually defect-free industrially prefabricated and controlled materials; increased quality and repeatability and commensuration with standard production chains data storage; improves accuracy and planning, and improves efficiency.
Due to the continuous development of computer hardware and software, new production methods and new processing concepts are expected, which will further reduce costs. Dentists who will be facing these technologies in the future will need certain basic knowledge if they are to benefit from these new procedures.