14 November 2023
The literature provides ample evidence that the technical procedure for the fabrication of fixed prostheses supported by multiple implants are fundamental phases for determining the success of restoration [1–3].
This article therefore analyses the technical procedures inherent to the fabrication…
3 October 2023
Today, high-quality, modern dentistry must afford time and workflow optimisation, while maintaining an outstanding quality level.
For this to be possible, without burdening the organisational and economic dynamics of the practice, it is necessary to establish a flawless relationship between…
7 September 2023
The innovation brought about by digital technologies has now partly or completely revolutionised certain workflows, not only in dental practices, but also in dental laboratories [1–3]. In dental laboratories, digital workflows have accelerated various procedures that in the past, with analogue…
14 June 2023
Dental laboratory technology is the main auxiliary trade for the dental profession and it supports dentistry both materially and technically. It is, by definition, the art and the science of fabricating devices to correct and/or replace natural teeth [1].
Dental laboratories are primarily concerned…
12 June 2023
Removable full dentures are full dental prostheses that replace the entire dentition and the reabsorbed soft and hard tissues of the upper and lower jaws, and that can be easily inserted and removed by patients themselves [1].
The clinical and technical stages required to fabricate removable full…
29 May 2023
Dental models are positive reproductions of a patient’s intraoral situation. (1)
They can be fabricated using either the conventional technique, by casting gypsum inside an impression, or a CAD/CAM digital technique, by milling or 3D printing. (2)
Depending on how they are used, Models can be divided…
12 January 2023
Nowadays, marketing is an extremely important aspect of all professions, including dentistry.
According to a somewhat primordial definition, marketing consists in the identification and profitable satisfaction of human and social needs [1], thereby identifying a purpose to this…
12 January 2023
3D printing is an additive process (AM – Additive Manufacturing) that enables the physical construction of digital models by printing layer upon layer.
It was invented in 1986 when Charles Hull filed the first patent for stereolithography (SLA), which consisted in creating objects…
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