DIGITIZATION IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: A LITERATURE REVIEW
Kaushal Manika*, Naik Saraswathi V., Nadig Basappa, Thakkar Shruti V. and Rajan Malavika
ABSTRACT
Modern digital pediatric dentistry is growing to overcome the pitfalls of the traditional techniques. In recent years, emergence of advanced digital intraoral scanners and computer aided designing/ computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology have been reported to be quite beneficial in pediatric dental patients because of various advantages of IOS and CAD over the regular methods of dental appliance fabrication or impression making. Manufacturing of the appliance can be done by either two techniques- milling or 3-D printing. Awareness about such modern technologies among dental professionals is of paramount importance to enhance the judicious use in pediatric dental procedures with scientific evidence-based approach. However, in existing literature, there is insufficiency of comprehensive literature review articles in the context of different aspects of digital workflow. Therefore, the present article attempts to review and highlight the recent dental literature relevant to modern digital technologies such as intraoral scan (IOS), computer aided designing/ computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and 3D-printing, its advantages, and applications in the domain of pediatric dentistry.
Keywords: 3-D printing; 3-D imaging; computer aided designing; computer aided manufacturing; pediatric dentistry.
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