2000 年 66 巻 1 号 p. 112-116
The increase of total demand of dental prosthetics will be an important social issue in the 21st century. The system which can produce prosthetic teeth in industrial way by applying CAD/CAM technology has been developed. 24 dental crowns were designed and manufactured using the new system and set in patients' mouths. All crowns have satisfactorily functioned. The time of total manufacture will be possible to be settled within 60 minutes, which is comparable with conventional method.