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Review
. 2018 Aug 4;6(8):1498-1502.
doi: 10.3889/oamjms.2018.308. eCollection 2018 Aug 20.

Advantages of CAD/CAM versus Conventional Complete Dentures - A Review

Nadica Mihajlo Janeva  1 , Gordana Kovacevska  1 , Saso Elencevski  1 , Sanja Panchevska  1 , Aneta Mijoska  1 , Bisera Lazarevska  2
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Review

Advantages of CAD/CAM versus Conventional Complete Dentures - A Review

Nadica Mihajlo Janeva et al. Open Access Maced J Med Sci. .

Abstract

Background: The introduction and evolution of CAD/CAM technology into complete dentures fabrication brought high expectations in improving disadvantages associated with conventional methods.

Aim: The purpose of this review was to analyse the existing literature on computer-engineered complete dentures and to determine their advantages over the conventional dentures.

Material and methods: An electronic search of the English literature from January 1994 to March 2018 was performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, using the following keywords: CAD/CAM complete dentures, computer-engineered complete dentures, complete digital dentures, complete milled dentures, and rapid prototyping dentures.

Results: A total of 179 English language titles were obtained from the database, and 14 were relevant to fulfil the purpose of this review. A review of 7 articles is summarized in 2 tables for presenting a comparison between CAD/CAM and conventional dentures in clinical and laboratory studies.

Conclusion: Following the review of articles that discussed the comparison between CAD/CAM and conventional complete dentures in clinical studies, it can be concluded that the main advantages of CAD/CAM dentures are the reduced clinical chair time and the number of visits, digital archiving, significantly higher retention, and more favorable clinical and patient-centered outcomes. As a result of the review of laboratory studies, superior mechanical and physical properties in CAD/CAM dentures were revealed, concerning enhanced accuracy of fit of milled denture bases, less denture tooth movement and increased toughness, ultimate flexural strength, and higher elastic modulus.

Keywords: CAD/CAM complete dentures; Digital complete dentures.

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