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CAD/CAM

Category: Digital Dentistry | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Nice-to-know

Clinical Definition

Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing; digital workflow for designing and milling/printing dental restorations from intraoral scan data.

Patient-Friendly

A computer-based system that designs and machines your dental crown or other restoration digitally.

Para el Paciente (Español)

Tecnología de computadora que diseña y fabrica coronas dentales digitalmente — el dentista escanea el diente, el software diseña la corona y una máquina la fresa en unos minutos.

Related Terms

[[digital milling; cerec; digital workflow; ios]]

Notes

Core lab workflow; STL from IOS → CAD design software → mill or 3D print

Audience

🎓 Student 🔧 Lab