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A custom CAD-CAM resilient attachment: A dental technique

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Custom resilient attachments can be used for removable as well as fixed implant-supported prostheses, with the proposed tooth position being visualized in relation to the underlying metal framework, abutments, and implant positions. Custom resilient attachments and the framework for implant overdentures can be designed together using a computer-aided design software program. Computer-aided designed and computer-aided manufactured (CAD-CAM) custom resilient attachments offer greater angulation compensation than standard attachments when clinically required while accounting for biological, mechanical, and esthetic factors. Digital technology enables visualization of the outcome and streamlining the design and manufacturing of custom resilient attachments and a metal-acrylic resin implant overdenture prosthesis. The ability to customize abutments offers an additional restorative option to using stock resilient attachments.

Source: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2024.07.047

Authors: Elena Muehlemann, Jennifer GM Chantler, Mirsad Smajovic, Franz J. Strauss

Institutions: University of Zurich, Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Language: English

Topic: Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

Subfield: Oral Surgery

Field: Dentistry

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,690