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Digital dentistry workflow
What’s the digital workflow in dentistry
Dental digital workflow is using CAD/CAM (computer-aided-design and computer-aided-manufacturing) to design and creation of dental restorations, especially dental prostheses, including crowns, crown lays, veneers, inlays, and Onlays, fixed dental prostheses bridges, dental implant-supported restorations, dentures (removable or fixed), and orthodontic appliances.
We will Divide the process into four parts: 1. getting a Digital impression for the start, 2. CAD(Computer-aided design), 3. CAM(computer-aided manufacturing), and 4. post-processing.
1. Digital impressions
Digital impressions are the base of digital workflow, all processes and designs are based on the digital model.
2. CAD(Computer-aided design)
CAD is the design phase of designing the crown or bridge or dentures in computer.
3. CAM(computer-aided manufacturing)
CAM stands for computer-assisted design and CAM stands for computer-aided manufacturing.
4. Post-processing
There is still a lot of work we need to do after CAM, like sintering, polishing, and curing cleaning and curing for the 3D printer models.
We will briefly introduce you to the digital workflow for a specific application, as digital dental lab made Zirconia Crown, bridge, Veneers, Inlays and Onlays, digital surgical guide, customized abutment, removable full dentures, and removable Partial dentures.
Zirconia Crown, bridge, Veneers, Inlays, and Onlays
There are two ways to get the digital Digital impressions, by an intraoral scanner and by the dental lab scanner
Surgical Guide
Besides the Digital impressions, the X-ray data is also necessary for digital surgical guide design. The surgical guide needs to be cleaned and curved after being printed by the 3D printer.
Customized abutment
