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Rădulescu Eugenia-Diana, Bănăţeanu Andreea Mariana, Petrescu George Andrei, Burcea Alexandru
The continuous development in the computer technology and dental processing ensures new opportunities in the field of fixed prosthodontics. The digitization process is a trend that has significantly changed the way we live and work. As technology has advanced, implications for dental offices / clinics and the dental laboratory are becoming more obvious. The introduction of CAD / CAM systems in dentistry in the early 1970s started from the desire to reduce the manual labor submitted to obtain a conventional prosthetic work and to reduce the cost price in parallel with the increase in execution accuracy. Digital dentistry includes the broad array of technologies that bring the communication, documentation, manufacture and delivery of dental therapy under the umbrella of computer-based algorithms. It begins with patient-based records that include charting of clinical data, visual images and integrated radiologic images gathered into business, documentation, and planning software. The many benefits of digital dental technologies can be summarized in several categories, the most important being improved communication. Clarity of communication is enhanced by electronic patient records that provide platforms for a clear exchange between dentists, patients, dental laboratory technicians and stakeholders. The lack of information and skill necessary to integrate and utilizetechnology efficiently – and the apprehension concerning acquiring this information and skill – are underappreciated factors that limit adoption. Other factors frequently mentioned include cost, accuracy or utility, and outcomes. The factors that drive adoption of technology are as important as the factors that drive innovation.
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