CAD/CAM Technology
Digital scanning, design and milling let us produce precise crowns and restorations in the clinic, often within a single appointment.
Overview
CAD/CAM is the technology that brings computers into the design and manufacture of dental restorations. It makes it possible to get faultless work in a single appointment, without repeated visits to the dentist.
It is used to design and produce the porcelain restorations of prosthetic dentistry — crowns and bridges, veneers, inlays and onlays — with a far better fit and a better aesthetic result.
How the process works
The system has two stages. In the first, images taken in your mouth with an optical camera are recorded directly by the unit, and dedicated design software (CAD) is used to design the restoration that suits you best. In the second, the finished design is milled from ceramic blocks by a dedicated machine under manufacturing software (CAM).
Because all of this is automated and laboratory-borne errors are taken out of the equation, the margin for error falls to zero. Restorations are produced in around two hours and fitted without difficulty.
Who is it for?
CAD/CAM is a comfortable option for patients who are short of time or do not want to lose it to the try-in stages of conventional methods, who have aesthetic concerns about the making of their prosthesis, and who dread the impression stage because of a gag reflex.
Why patients choose CAD/CAM
- Accuracy at the micron level; that fit simply cannot be achieved by conventional means.
- Restorations are ready in around two hours, which saves time.
- The impression is photographed with a camera connected to the computer, which is a relief for anyone who dreads a conventional one.
- Every detail can be seen and checked during design, which lifts the quality of what is produced.
- The aesthetic result is faultless.
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