The Truth about Digital Dentures
Dental CAD/ CAM dates back to the mid-1980’s and has become the standard in the dental industry for treatments such as crown & bridge. Surprisingly, dentures are still made by hand in a process documented by Discovery Channel’s “How It’s Made – Dentures”. After seeing this video, one thing is clear; Digital Dentures are inevitable. The benefits of CAD/CAM technology will soon be available in the denture industry which will drastically change the way that dentures are made. Advances in the dental industry such as intra-oral scanning, CAD design and CAM (milling & 3D printing) will soon be available in the denture industry, the only question is…. When? THE EARLY ADOPTERS – Success? Some early adopters of this technology have claimed that “Only AvaDent Digital Dentures takes the time and fuss our of getting your new denture” and “DENTCA uses new cutting edge CAD/CAM technology to revolutionize denture production. Research has shown our…