Category: Digital Dentistry | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Core | Subcategory: Digital Manufacturing
A subtractive manufacturing process in which a dental restoration is machined from a solid block of material (e.g., zirconia, PMMA, e.max) using computer-guided burs.
A process where a machine carves your dental restoration out of a solid block of material using computer guidance.
[[sintering; cad/cam; nesting; zirconia]]
Opposed to additive (3D printing) manufacturing; the dominant method for zirconia and ceramic restorations.
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