Tooth preparation and Intraoral scanning for successful CAD/CAM restorations

Bae,  Jin Woo; Son,  Song Ae

J Korean Dent Assoc > Volume 57(7); 2019 > Article

The Journal of The Korean Dental Association 2019;57(7):380-391.
Published online July 31, 2019.

성공적인 캐드캠 수복을 위한 치아형성과 구강스캔

배진우¹, 손성애²

^¹W 치과의원
^²부산대학교 치의학전문대학원 치과보존학교실

Tooth preparation and Intraoral scanning for successful CAD/CAM restorations

Jin Woo Bae¹, Song Ae Son²

¹W Dental Clinic
²Department of Conservative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Pusan National University

Abstract

In recent years, with the introduction of various restorative materials, restorations using CAD/CAM equipment have been increasing in the esthetic dentistry. The critical steps in the fabrication of indirect restorations with CAD/CAM equipment are proper cavity preparation and making accurate impressions. The process of tooth preparation for CAD/CAM restoration should include a mechanical understanding of milling. In addition, during tooth preparation, the clinician should be familiar with additional equipment and techniques for obtaining the convenience. In order to obtain an accurate oral scan, the clinician should understand the limitations of the oral scan and be skilled at techniques for obtaining a successful image when making oral scans. This article focused clinical guidelines for the preparation of CAD/CAM restorations and introduced clinical methods for making successful impression of oral scans in narrow and deep tooth cavity areas.

Key Words: CAD-CAM(Computer-aided design/Computer-aide dmanufacture);tooth preparation;intraoral scans;