Digital Prosthodontics

Digital technology is driving remarkable change in the practice of Prosthodontics. The many benefits of digital dental technologies can be summarized under four broad categories. The first is improved communication, error free, real time communication underscores the efficiency of integrated electronic patient records. Advancements in dental technology enable patients to receive modern solutions of conventional dental problems. Prosthodontists can incorporate digital technology into their practices to improve their workflow efficiency and ease of collaboration with laboratories. In this book, digital technologies that are available for prosthetic dentistry such as digital radiography, electronic prescriptions, computerized case presentations, virtual articulator and facebow, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing restorations, digital impressions, and shade selection are described along with emphasis on advantages and limitations of digital technology.