The dental literature supports the many benefits of dental implant-supported prostheses for the fully edentulous arch.1 These benefits include increased chewing ability, bone preservation, sharpened phonetics, and an improved psychological outlook for an edentulous patient. Treatment planning for dental implants is a multidisciplinary process that takes into account many areas of dentistry and ...

during dental education, dental students learn how to examine patients, make diagnosis, plan treatment and perform dental procedures perfectly and efficiently. however, progresses in computer-based technologies including virtual reality (vr) simulators, augmented reality (ar) and computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (cad/cam) systems have resulted in new modalities for instruction...

JADA Middle East vol 2 No 4 Jul-Aug 2011 JADA 142(4) http://jada.ada.org April 2011 441 Fixed prosthodontics is one of the major components of clinical activity for U.S. dentists. It has been estimated that in 2010, about 36 million units of fixed prostheses were placed in the United States (R. Braswell, coexecutive director, National Association of Dental Laboratories, oral communication, Jan....

Partially edentulous patients are frequently restored with implant-supported restorations between and opposing natural teeth. Differences in horizontal and vertical mobility of teeth and dental implants necessitate occlusal contact modification to create prostheses that harmonize with the opposing dentition. This article describes a functionally generated path technique to achieve optimal artic...

A 64-year-old totally edentulous female initially presented with ill-fitting removable prostheses. A comprehensive treatment plan with dental implants was accepted by the patient. Clinical and laboratory procedures were executed using various computer technologies including computed tomography, rapid prototyping, and optical scanning using conoscopic holography. A review of the patient's treatm...