Robles, Manuel; Jurado, Carlos A; Azpiazu-Flores, Francisco X; Villalobos-Tinoco, Jose; Afrashtehfar, Kelvin I; Fischer, Nicholas G (2023). An Innovative 3D Printed Tooth Reduction Guide for Precise Dental Ceramic Veneers. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 14(4) MDPI 10.3390/jfb14040216
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Tooth reduction guides allow clinicians to obtain the ideal space required for ceramic restorations. This case report describes a novel design (CAD) for an additive computer-aided manufactured (a-CAM) tooth reduction guide with channels that permitted access for the preparation and evaluation of the reduction with the same guide. The guide features innovative vertical and horizontal channels that permit comprehensive access for preparation and evaluation of the reduction with a periodontal probe, ensuring uniform tooth reduction and avoiding overpreparation. This approach was successfully applied to a female patient with non-carious lesions and white spot lesions, resulting in minimally invasive tooth preparations and hand-crafted laminate veneer restorations that met the patient's aesthetic demands while preserving tooth structure. Compared to traditional silicone reduction guides, this novel design offers greater flexibility, enabling clinicians to evaluate tooth reduction in all directions and providing a more comprehensive assessment. Overall, this 3D printed tooth reduction guide represents a significant advancement in dental restoration technology, offering clinicians a useful tool for achieving optimal outcomes with minimal tooth reduction. Future work is warranted to compare tooth reductions and preparation time for this guide to other 3D printed guides.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > School of Dental Medicine > Department of Reconstructive Dentistry and Gerodontology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Afrashtehfar, Kelvin Ian |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
2079-4983 |
Publisher: |
MDPI |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
28 Apr 2023 11:14 |
Last Modified: |
29 Apr 2023 03:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3390/jfb14040216 |
PubMed ID: |
37103306 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
CAD-CAM computer-aided design dental bonding dental esthetics dental materials dental porcelain dental prosthesis design dental veneers permanent dental restoration prosthodontic tooth preparation three-dimensional printing |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/182044 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/182044 |
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