Learning Objectives:

• Describe the differences between optical and physical dental impressions.
• Understand digital model articulation and establishing occlusion within a program.
• Use a pre-operative surface as a reference for digitized occlusion.
• Combine multiple digital techniques to establish a software proposal’s occlusion.

The C.E. quiz will be available online, upon registration for this course.

For additional reading on the topic presented by Todd Ehrlich, DDS, FAGD, please refer to:

• Ender A, Mörmann WH, Mehl A. Efficiency of a mathematical model in generating CAD/CAM-partial crowns with natural tooth morphology. Clin Oral Investig. 2011 Apr;15(2):283-9. Epub 2010 Feb 9.
• Dunn M. Biogeneric and User-Friendly: The CEREC 3D Software Upgrade 3.00. Int J Comput Dent. 2007;10 (1):109-117.
• Richter J, Mehl A. Evaluation for the full automatic inlay reconstruction by means of the biogeneric tooth model. Int J Comput Dent. 2006;9 (2):101-111.
• Mehl A, Blanz V. Biogeneric tooth reconstruction – new fundamental method to describe and reconstruct the occlusal morphology of teeth. In: Mormann WH, ed. State of the Art CAD/CAM Restorations. Hanover Park, Ill: Quintessence Publishing Co; 2006:113-121.
• Fasbinder DJ, Poticny DJ. Accuracy of occlusal contacts for crowns with chairside CAD/CAM techniques. Int J Comput Dent. 2010;13(4):303-16. English, German.

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DISCLOSURE:

The author(s) have no potential conflicts relevant to the topic area and did not receive any funding or commercial support for authoring the article(s).

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