Talk:CAD/CAM dentistry

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Mill
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Mill,

I hope that we can grow this Wikepedia entry into a useful tool for others to understand what it is that we are doing.

This is an interesting time in CAD/CAM Dentistry. We are now at the cusp of a permanent change from a small dedicated, interesting and often eccentric group of Dentists, (and Dental Lab Technicians) using these early CAD/CAM Dentistry System to an explosion of Dentists and Lab Technicians using these tools in their daily practice lives.

As we enter this historic expansion into mainstream Dentistry let us be mindful of our Historic Legacy and make note of what is happening now in our practice of CAD/CAM Dentistry

Thank you kindly,

Timothy J. Zellmer, D.D.S.

E4D
This article seems an advert for E4D - is that the market leader? Why do they get link?

Neutral comment:

Chairside CAD/CAM involves 5 steps: 1 remove pathology, 2 image, 3 manipulate with proprietary software and create the real fix from the virtual using diamonds in a milling unit, 4 aesthetically manipulate/strengthen the porcelains under heat & pressure, 5 bond in place.

Only step 3 is proprietary, as 1, 2, 4 & 5 are independent of platform as the materials and techniques are shared between systems to a great extent. Whether you use a CEREC, E4D or R2D2 is immaterial, the basic premise typically allows for a more conservative fix than conventional methods. The general public & the profession should be educated as to the process and potential of this technology, not of branding. In addition, the dental laboratory industry also uses dental CAD/CAM technology to fabricate prosthetic restrorations... I would think that Chairside Dental CAD/CAM would be a more appropriate article if we are talking about that side of dental CAD/CAM that occurs in a dentist's office, exclusive of it's use in the dental laboratory.

Nick Yiannios DDS, Board Member- the Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry, Accredited Member, the Academy of CAD/CAM Dentistry —Preceding unsigned comment added by Drnicky (talk • contribs) 04:50, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Avoid spam
Dear Uuow, please note that Solutionix Corp. offers scanners, and is not a CAD CAM software, while   3dO Medical IT is not a CAD/CAM software, but an analysis tool. Please also note that external links should not be added in the middle of an article, as oposed to internal links.
 * If you want to add a reference linked to scanners, a better place could be the following one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_scanner#Medical_CAD.2FCAM --Jordiferrer (talk) 14:40, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Thanks!--Jordiferrer (talk) 14:33, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

historic and today
Dear College, regarding the history ans the cad cam today, I encourage you to go on: www.francois-duret.com not finish yet, but the english translation is on the way —Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.133.163.133 (talk) 14:58, 9 April 2010 (UTC)

Copy editing
This page has been copy-edited as part of the April Blitz. Sections have been streamlined to remove apparent repetition. Vocabulary has been maintained wherever possible, but I encourage those more familiar with dentistry to add detail where needed. --Mhbeals (talk) 15:12, 20 April 2013 (UTC)