INTEGRATING COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES IN DENTAL PRACTICE: INNOVATIONS AND IMPACTS

Abstract

Modern dental frameworks are among the information and communication technologies that the healthcare industry has used. CAD/CAM application is the term used in dentistry to describe the process of fine milling ready ceramic blocks to create a completed dental restoration. Computer-aided design (CAD) and
computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) are terms used in dentistry to describe the computer-aided design and production of inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges, respectively. In essence, CAD/CAM technology makes two- and three-dimensional representations tangible via numerical control of machinery. Many
dental offices across the world are concentrating on integrating cutting-edge IT solutions into their routine business operations in order to boost productivity, save expenses, improve user and patient happiness, and ultimately turn a profit. Aside from specific software for clinic administration, inventory management, etc., or hardware like intraoral scanning or lasers for cosmetic dentistry, the use of CAD/CAM technology in the prosthetics area has gained prominence lately. A restoration that resembles the architecture of a normal tooth must be created when pathologically altered tooth structure is removed. CAD/CAM technology
allows for the quick and accurate creation of restorations such dental inlays, onlays, bridges, and crowns on the right ceramic blocks.