Dental Technology of the Future... Today!
What is CAD/CAM?
CAD/CAM technology is an acronym for Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing.
CAD - Computer-Aided Design
Digital impressioning technology allows a dentists to create a virtual, computer-aided replica of the hard and soft tissues of the mouth. Digital impressioning technology captures clear and highly accurate impression data, without the need for traditional messy impressions which some patients find inconvenient. Many patients find digital impressions an easier and more comfortable procedure because traditional impressions are avoided.
CAM - Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Once the digital impressioning information is utilized to design your dental restoration, it is then transferred to a milling or printing unit to manufacture your restoration or device.
The CAD/CAM technology is in the dental operatory and used while you are in the chair. The procedure restores your tooth to its natural beauty, function, and strength. The restorations are metal-free and tooth-colored ceramic: High-strength ceramics are used that are close in composition to your natural tooth structure.
...for an advanced dental restorative system that allows your dentist to restore decayed teeth, place crowns, remove defective amalgam fillings, or place cosmetic veneers in just one appointment. This allows you to have the highest quality, most lifelike dental restorations in just one visit to the dentist...in, out, and on with your busy life. The first state of the art CAD/CAM system was developed in 1985 at the University of Zurich in Switzerland by a dentist, Dr. Werner H. Moermann, and an electrical engineer, Dr. Markus Brandistini.
Dental Technology of the Future...Today!
Digital impressioning units are mobile and houses a medical grade computer and camera. Your dentist uses the camera to take a digital impression of your prepared tooth. This picture is used instead of a traditional impression. This means no impression tray and material for you to gag on. The 3D software converts the digital picture to a three dimensional virtual model of your prepped tooth. Your dentist then designs your restoration right on screen using the software while you wait (and watch!). This software can assist your dentist with designing any single tooth restoration: crowns, inlays (fillings), onlays (partial crowns), and veneers.
Once your dentist has designed your restoration (usually about 5 minutes), he or she clicks a button, and the design data is communicated via a wireless radio signal to the Milling Unit.
The CAD/CAM technology is in the dental operatory and used while you are in the chair. The procedure restores your tooth to its natural beauty, function, and strength. The restorations are metal-free and tooth-colored ceramic: High-strength ceramics are used that are close in composition to your natural tooth structure.
For an advanced dental restorative system that allows your dentist to restore decayed teeth, place crowns, remove defective amalgam fillings, or place cosmetic veneers in just one appointment. This allows you to have the highest quality, most lifelike dental restorations in just one visit to the dentist...in, out, and on with your busy life. The first state of the art CAD/CAM system was developed in 1985 at the University of Zurich in Switzerland by a dentist, Dr. Werner H. Moermann, and an electrical engineer, Dr. Markus Brandistini.
