CAD-CAM
IN WHICH DENTAL PROBLEMS CAN CAD CAM TECHNOLOGY BE USED?
CAD-CAM is used in the treatment of aesthetic and functional problems.
○ Minor deformities,
○ Color disorders,
○ Gapped teeth,
○ Slightly crooked teeth,
○ Worn teeth,
○ Broken teeth,
○ Short teeth,
○ They are disproportionate teeth,
○ Functional problems,
○ Teeth with excessive material loss,
○ Deterioration of chewing function due to missing teeth,
○ Aesthetic problems;
○ Patients admitted due to food impaction,
WHO PREFERS CAD-CAM?
It is suitable for people who expect contact, form, shape, size and porcelain restoration closest to nature. With the computer design, porcelain restorations with similar structure and morphology can be produced by taking the person's other teeth as a reference.
Cad-Cam technology may be the choice of people who have food accumulation between previous fillings.
It is an alternative treatment for people who are not satisfied with the edge fit, anatomy, naturalness, color and aesthetics of porcelain teeth ('veneers').
It can also be preferred by people who have a nausea reflex during measurement, because it is possible to take digital measurements with CAD-CAM.
CAD (Computer Aid Design) means the design of porcelain teeth with computer aid. CAM (Computer Aid Manufacturing) refers to the production of porcelain teeth from porcelain blocks.
WHAT IS CAD-CAM TECHNOLOGY?
In CAD-CAM technology, the measurements of the teeth prepared by the dentist are taken by photographing (digitally) with the help of a camera connected to the computer. As a result of the images obtained and the drawing made on the computer, porcelain restorations are designed virtually to fit the patient's mouth.
WHAT KIND OF RESTORATIONS CAN BE PRODUCED WITH CAD-CAM TECHNOLOGY?
Restorations used to eliminate aesthetic problems in teeth are produced with CAD-CAM technology (Porcelain laminates, indirect nano-composite restorations, zirconium, metal-free porcelain crowns and bridges).