Sompop Bencharit, DDS, MS, PhD, FACP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Department of General Practice, School of Dentistry
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Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
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CADCAM Dentistry for in office fabrication of dental restorations
Applications of 3D printing in restorative/prosthodontic dentistry and implantology
Recent technologies allow precise and timely fabrication of veneers, inlays, onlays and crowns in the dental office. The combination of advanced intra-oral scanneers and in silico restorative design softwares allow dentists to fabricate a restoration in office with high precision. Incorporating CADCAD dentistry into pre-clinical and clinical teaching of DDS students is therefore one of the most important aspects of modern dental education.
Surgical placement of dental implants requires a well-trained implant surgeon as well as a precise surgical guide. Recent advancement of stereolithographic technology allows dentists to utilize clinical data, 3D radiographic imaging and digital dental models, in combination with dental implant treatment planning software and 3D printer to create a precise surgical guide for implant guided surgery in the dental office. This technology improves the surgical treatment, facilitates the fabrication of interim and definitive prostheses, and reduces cost to patients.
