In recent years, the use of CAD/CAM technology has first had a major impact on technical dental production procedures. Immediate restoration at the chairside means a lot to dentists, saving a lot of time and patient care. CAD/CAM production significantly expands the application range of dental restorative materials by providing new ceramic materials with high reliability. The stability values of zirconia ceramics of 15, 28, 29, 30 and 31 allow the use of this material as an alternative to the metal frame of permanent prostheses in any specified fields.
The production of long-term temporary prostheses has become faster, more convenient and more predictable thanks to the use of virtual waxes on a computer. This approach has been implemented with computer-generated long-term temporary restorations, as it can be modified to the patient's functional and aesthetic satisfaction during the clinical testing phase by altering the modalities. The fabrication of the final restoration should also be done using CAD/CAM technology, representing only the process of duplicating a provisional restoration into a final restoration of a different material.
CAD/CAM technology opens up a new era in dentistry. Through standardized production processes, the quality of dentures has been significantly improved. This enables very effective quality management. On the one hand, it greatly increases productivity and transforms the dental laboratory from a manufacturer into a modern computerized production center. On the other hand, increased productivity brings competitiveness in the production of dentures independent of the production location, which may be a major factor in the high-wage country keeping business volumes in the country. CAD/CAM technology enables the high-precision machining of interesting new materials, such as high-performance ceramics and titanium.
