Computer aides design-computer aided manufacturing - A review.

Over the years, there have been tremendous changes in dental practice and care delivered to patients. Evolving from a primitive form of medicine used in replace missing teeth tomodern day practices involving sophisticated diagnostic, preventive and treatment protocols using technology that is improving as we write this manuscript, dentistry has traveled a long way. Recent technology that aids in the treatment protocol in dental practice includes dental implants, digitization in radiographs, lasers, and computer-aided designing-and computer aided manufacturing (CAD and CAM). These technologies offer a better line of treatment with improved esthetic results. The contribution of CAD-CAM in the field of prosthodontics is on the rise due to the accuracy offered by CAD-CAM processed dentures. The contribution of CAD-CAM in the present scenario revolves around the field of prosthodontics compared to the other fields in dentistry. The latest development being the fabrication of complete denture in just one visit with a high degree of accuracy and esthetics. The era of digital complete denture is here and has been cemented by the commercial use of CAD-CAM in dental practice. This article will focus on the complete denture fabrication aspect by CAD-CAM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]