Mirror-image anterior crown fabrication with computer-aided design and rapid prototyping technology: a clinical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2013 Feb;109(2):75-8. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(13)60018-9.

Abstract

This clinical report describes the fabrication of a maxillary central incisor single crown with rapid prototyping (RP) technology. A patient with a recently replaced metal ceramic crown had discomfort due to the nonanatomic lingual contour of the crown. With computer-aided design (CAD) software and rapid prototyping (RP) technology, the shape of the contralateral central incisor was duplicated and reproduced to make a mirror-image for a new crown. The prosthodontic planning and treatment approach are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aluminum Silicates / chemistry
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Crowns*
  • Dental Porcelain / chemistry
  • Dental Prosthesis Design*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Incisor
  • Male
  • Maxilla
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Potassium Compounds / chemistry
  • Software
  • Surface Properties
  • Technology, Dental / methods

Substances

  • Aluminum Silicates
  • IPS e.max Press
  • Potassium Compounds
  • Dental Porcelain
  • feldspar