Application of digital diagnostic impression, virtual planning, and computer-guided implant surgery for a CAD/CAM-fabricated, implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis: a clinical report

J Prosthet Dent. 2014 Sep;112(3):402-8. doi: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2014.03.019. Epub 2014 May 13.

Abstract

This clinical report demonstrated the use of an implant-supported fixed dental prosthesis fabricated with a contemporary digital approach. The digital diagnostic data acquisition was completed with a digital diagnostic impression with an intraoral scanner and cone-beam computed tomography with a prefabricated universal radiographic template to design a virtual prosthetically driven implant surgical plan. A surgical template fabricated with computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) was used to perform computer-guided implant surgery. The definitive digital data were then used to design the definitive CAD/CAM-fabricated fixed dental prosthesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bicuspid / pathology
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Cone-Beam Computed Tomography / methods
  • Cuspid / pathology
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / instrumentation
  • Dental Implantation, Endosseous / methods*
  • Dental Implants
  • Dental Impression Technique*
  • Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported*
  • Denture Design
  • Denture, Partial, Fixed
  • Denture, Partial, Temporary
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Maxilla / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Care Planning*
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted*
  • Tooth Loss / rehabilitation
  • User-Computer Interface*

Substances

  • Dental Implants