The Impact of Computer-aided Design/Computer-aided Manufacturing Technology on Improving the Esthetics of Our Patients: A Case Report

Abstract

The objective of this article is to showcase the positive impact of the CAD/CAM technique on improving esthetics through a case report involving the restoration of three fractured maxillary incisors (central incisors and left lateral incisors). Fundamentals of Computer-aided Design and ManufacturingThanks to numerous technological advances in the field of dentistry, we can differentiate a set of so-called CAD/CAM techniques. This dental technology, derived from computer science, enables the production of dental prostheses. Within distinguish CAD/CAM, two entities can be identified, often combined but distinct: IntroductIonDigital technology is ubiquitous in today's world, encompassing the internet, digital devices, smart devices, and artificial intelligence. Its expansion in the 1970s gave rise to multiple dental practice management software programs that facilitate the organization of medical records.Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) applied to dentistry is not a recent development, it was designed in 1973 1 and is based on two distinct phases:• Computer-aided design (CAD) involves creating a threedimensional digital model of the future prosthetic reconstruction. • Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) serves as the connection between CAD and the material-shaping machine, enabling the realization of the prosthetic project.Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) has significantly improved the quality of fixed prostheses. 2 A study conducted in 2014 3 demonstrated that the marginal adaptation of prostheses manufactured using the CAD/ CAM technique (48 ± 25 μm) is more precise than that of prostheses fabricated through traditional techniques (74 ± 47 μm). Presently, there are three types of CAD/CAM, direct, semi-direct, and indirect. All three involve four steps. 4• Digitization.• Creation of the virtual model.• Computer-aided design (CAD).• Computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).