A Comprehenive Review On Digital Denture Technology

Abstract

Advancements in science and technology have brought a revolution in health and medicine. With increasing life expectancy over coming decades, there will be a rise in demand for complete dentures. This has led to a need for improved technical quality and service. Prosthodontics has transformed with the introduction of digital technologies. Innovative digital manufacturing technologies such as 3D printing (additive manufacturing) computer-aided design/manufacturing (subtractive manufacturing) have revolutionized the speed and convenience of treatment delivery. Different manufacturers have followed various protocols in the fabrication of complete dentures. However, there is a need for better collation and comparison of these protocols. An electronic search was conducted in the PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, and Web of Science databases. Databases were searched from 1992 up to 2022 . The search was performed using a variety of keywords including CAD/CAM, complete/partial dentures, RP, rapid manufacturing, digitally designed, milled, computerized, and machined. Using a variety of keywords and aiming to find the topic, 104 publications were initially searched. For the main topic, the abstract of these 104 articles were scanned, and 64 publications were selected for reading in detail. Full text of these articles was gained and searched in detail. Totally, 34 articles that discussed the techniques (scanning and milling protocols), advantages, and disadvantages of CAD/ CAM and RP for removable denture fabrication, financial implications, patient satisfaction and the articles were incorporated in this review.