PRODUCTION OF INDIVIDUAL DENTAL PROSTHESES VIA CAD/CAM AND RAPID MANUFACTURING / RAPID PROTOTYPING BASED ON DATA OF THE SITUATION IN THE MOUTH OBTAINED BY DIGITAL MEANS

摘要

Summary;Methods for the production of complete or partial prostheses involve, firstly A) provision of 3D data of the situation in the mouth in the edentulate or partly toothed state; B) digital designing of the denture base for lower and upper jaw each; C) digital positioning of virtual teeth with appropriate occlusion and a tooth shape selected according to aesthetic criteria, in the case of complete prostheses, D1) production of the dental arch using an automated method from the groups of layer-building and of material-removing methods; and D2) production of the denture base using an automated method from the groups of layer-building and of material-removing methods; and, in the case of partial prostheses; D1) production of the dental arch using an automated method from the groups of layer-building and of material-removing methods; and D2) production of the support structures or fastening elements using an automated method from the groups of layer-building and of material-removing methods.