Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology (eBook)

Radi Masri, D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D., is tenured associate professor, Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics, and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, and associate professor, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Carl F. Driscoll, D.M.D., is tenured professor and director, Prosthodontic Residency, Department of Endodontics, Prosthodontics and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Contributors ix

Foreword xi

Preface xiii

1 Digital Imaging 1
Jeffery B. Price and Marcel E. Noujeim

2 Digital Impressions 27
Gary D. Hack, Ira T. Bloom, and Sebastian B. M. Patzelt

3 Direct DigitalManufacturing 41
Gerald T. Grant

4 Digital Application in Operative Dentistry 57
Dennis J. Fasbinder and Gisele F. Neiva

5 Digital Fixed Prosthodontics 75
Julie Holloway

6 CAD/CAM Removable Prosthodontics 107
Nadim Z. Baba, Charles J. Goodacre, and Mathew Kattadiyil

7 Digital Implant Surgery 139
Hans-Peter Weber, Jacinto Cano, and Francesca Bonino

8 Digital Design and Manufacture of Implant Abutments 167
Radi Masri, Joanna Kempler, and Carl F. Driscoll

9 Digital Applications in Endodontics 177
Ashraf F. Fouad

10 From Traditional to Contemporary: Imaging Techniques for Orthodontic Diagnosis, Treatment Planning, and Outcome Assessment 193
Georgios Kanavakis and Carroll Ann Trotman

11 Clinical Applications of Digital Dental Technology in Oral andMaxillofacial Surgery 207
Jason Jamali, Antonia Kolokythas, and Michael Miloro

12 The Virtual Patient 231
Alexandra Patzelt and Sebastian B. M. Patzelt

Index 241