Digital Dentistry - A Step-By-Step Guide and Case Atlas

An indispensable introduction to using digital technology in dentistry
 
Digital Dentistry: A Step-by-Step Guide and Case Atlas provides basic information on the use of digital resources to find a diagnosis, create a treatment plan, and execute that strategy within different dental specialisms.
 
This manual includes the science behind all procedures that use digital technology and provides a clinical step-by-step guide toward the use of these developments for every dental specialty area. Users will find a wide range of areas covered, from prosthodontics, restorative dentistry, and endodontics to oral and maxillofacial surgery and public health. This book also includes:
* A guide to all current basic digital imaging and CAD-CAM procedures, with an emphasis on the most popular systems and software programs.
* An atlas of multidisciplinary cases that were treated with digital dentistry, from diagnosis and treatment planning to execution and follow-up, in order of complexity
* Assessment of the scientific basis for using digital dentistry in each category
* A presentation of clinical cases to support the use of digital methodologies in all relevant scenarios
* An exploration of the role of digital dentistry in dental public health, preventive dentistry, and dental education
 
Ideal for dental clinicians--general practitioners and specialists--as well as all other dental professionals, such as dental technologists, dental hygienists, and dental students, Digital Dentistry: A Step-by-Step Guide and Case Atlas is an essential tool and reference work to help dental practitioners streamline and update their practice with the most up-to-date technologies.

List of contents

List of Contributors xi
 
Foreword xv
 
Preface xvi
 
Part 1 Basic Knowledge of Digital Dentistry 1
 
1 Introduction to Digital Dentistry 3
Renan L.B. da Silva, Jun Ho Kim, Roberto A. Markarian, Rui Falacho, Djalma N. Cortes, Alan J.M. Costa, and Arthur R.G. Cortes
 
1.1 Definitions 3
 
1.1.1 Three- Dimensional Imaging 3
 
1.1.2 Coordinates and Planes 4
 
1.1.3 Computer- Aided Design and Computer- Aided Manufacturing (CAD- CAM) 4
 
1.1.4 Mesh 5
 
1.1.5 Image- Guided Treatment 5
 
1.1.6 Image Superimposition/Alignment 5
 
1.1.7 Resolution 5
 
1.2 History of Digital Dentistry 5
 
1.3 In- House and Outsourced Digital Workflow 7
 
1.3.1 The Digital Dental Clinic 7
 
1.3.2 Impact of Digital Technologies in Dental Clinics 7
 
1.3.3 The Education of the Digital Dentist 8
 
1.3.4 Levels of Digitalization for the Dental Clinic 8
 
1.3.5 Types of Dental Clinics and Business Models 9
 
1.3.6 Financial Aspects of Digital Dental Clinics 11
 
1.3.7 How to Calculate the Return on Investment (ROI) 11
 
1.3.8 Advantages of Digital Dentistry for Clinics 11
 
1.3.9 Workflow in a Digitalized Dental Clinic 12
 
1.4 Current Knowledge and Perspectives in Artificial Intelligence in Dentistry 12
 
References 15
 
2 Computer- Aided Design (CAD) 18
 
Jun Ho Kim, Alan J.M. Costa, José Lincoln de Queirós Jr, Juliana No-Cortes, Danielle A. Nishimura, Shumei Murakami, Reinaldo Abdala- Junior, Daniel Machado, Claudio Costa, Otavio H. Pinhata- Baptista, Shaban M. Burgoa, Andrea Son, Lucas R. Pinheiro, Danilo M. Bianchi, Allan R. Alcantara, and Arthur R.G. Cortes
 
2.1 Digital Imaging Methods 18
 
2.1.1 Cone Beam Computed Tomography 18
 
2.1.1.1 Basic Knowledge 18
 
2.1.1.2 Step- by- Step Procedure 19
 
2.1.2 Intraoral Scanner 20
 
2.1.2.1 Basic Knowledge 20
 
2.1.2.2 Step- by- Step Procedures 22
 
2.1.3 Desktop Scanner 27
 
2.1.3.1 Basic Knowledge 27
 
2.1.3.2 Step- by- Step Procedures 28
 
2.1.4 Facial Scanner 30
 
2.1.4.1 Basic Knowledge 30
 
2.1.4.2 Step- by- Step Procedures 31
 
2.1.5 Clinical Photographs 33
 
2.1.6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging 38
 
2.1.6.1 Factors Affecting MRI Quality 38
 
2.1.6.2 MRI Assessment of Soft Tissue Anatomy 39
 
2.1.6.3 Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Lesions with MRI 40
 
2.1.6.4 Temporomandibular Joint Assessment 41
 
2.1.6.5 Analyzing Bone Structure with MRI 41
 
2.1.6.6 Three- Dimensional Reconstructions from MRI 41
 
2.1.6.7 Studies Using MRI in Digital Workflow 42
 
2.2 Software Manipulation 42
 
2.2.1 Types of Software Used in CAD 42
 
2.2.1.1 Nondental Open- Source Software Programs 42
 
2.2.1.2 Dental Commercial Software Programs 44
 
2.2.2 Types of Files Used 45
 
2.2.2.1 Digital Communication in Medicine (DICOM) 45
 
2.2.2.2 Standard Tessellation Language (STL) 46
 
2.2.2.3 Polygon File Format (PLY) 47
 
2.2.2.4 Object Files (OBJ) 47
 
2.2.2.5 Files from Clinical Photographs 48
 
2.2.2.6 Video Files 50
 
2.2.3 Combining Data: The Virtual Patient 50
 
References 52
 
3 Computer- Aided Manufacturing (CAM) 55
 
Mayra T. Vasques, Gabriel S. Urbano, Ivan O. Gialain, Jacqueline F. Lima, Fábio Andretti, Ricardo N. Kimura, Danilo M. Bianchi, Dionir Ventura, Fabricio L. Gebrin, Adriano R. Campos, and Arthur R.G. Cortes
 
3.1 Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 57
 
3.1.1 Basic Knowledge 57
 
3.1.2 Step- by- Ste

About the author

The Editor
Arthur R.G. Cortes, DDS, MSc, PhD, is an Associate Professor and Acting Head of Department, Department of Dental Surgery, Faculty of Dental Surgery, University of Malta. He has a PhD in Oral Diagnosis after completing a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, Boston, USA. He is also an Oral Implantologist, fellow and speaker of the International Team of Implantologists (ITI) and co-founder of the European Academy of Digital Dentistry.

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Exceptionally 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, "Digital Dentistry" is unreservedly recommended for dental clinicians (general practitioners and specialists) as well as all other dental professionals, such as dental technologists, dental hygienists, and dental students, As a textbook and reference, "Digital Dentistry: A Step-by-Step Guide and Case Atlas" is an essential tool and reference work to help dental practitioners streamline and update their practice with the most up-to-date technologies. Unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, and academic library Dentistry Medicine collections - Library Bookwatch, January 2023, Midwest Book Review

Product details

• Authors: ARG Cortes, Arthur R. G. (University of Malta Cortes
• Assisted by: Arthur R. G. Cortes (Editor), Arthur R G Cortes (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.07.2022
• EAN: 9781119851998
• ISBN: 978-1-119-85199-8
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Digitalisierung, Zahnmedizin, ZAHNHEILKUNDE, dentistry, Allg. Zahnmedizin, Wissenschaft u. Technologie der Mundheilkunde, Oral Sciences & Technology, Zahnheilkunde / Technologie u. Materialwissenschaft, Dental Technology & Materials Science