Authors

Assoc. Prof. P. A. Tripodakis

Instuctor P. Andritsakis

Dental Technician, Graduate student E. Tripodaki

Country - Institution

Depatrment of Prosthodontics School of Dentistry, Kapodistrian Univercity of Athens, Greece

Title

Clinical and Laboratory implications IN the use of CAD/CAM TECHNOLOGY in Fixed prosthodontics

Summary

Digital technology provides frameworks for ceramometal or all-ceramic restorations by the use of CAD/CAM techniques. Although great improvements have been accomplished in both the involved hardware and software, various fabrication parameters currently dictate restrictions and limitations in the broad clinical application of the technology. These parameters basically concern the supporting frameworks (material and design), as well as their bond with the veneering materials.

The address will cover various clinical and laboratory stages where the above parameters influence the decision making in applying CAD/CAM technology in fixed Prosthodontics.