2020 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 50-57
CAD/CAM has been used sparingly in designing removable dentures and manufacturing frameworks and denture bases. Traditional methods of denture construction using precision casting for frameworks and polymerization with mixing powder and liquid for denture bases may be replaced by CAD/CAM. Although complete dentures have reached the stage of practical application due to their simple structure, fully digital construction is still difficult, as removable partial dentures consist of many components and a structure that is more complex, including the framework in the denture base. Recently, an assembly method was tested whereby each component is separately fabricated and then jointed on the master cast. This review outlines the current status of the CAD/CAM system(milling or additive manufacturing) for the construction of removable dentures as well as the future possibilities of fully digital construction, hybrid manufacturing, and topologically optimal designing.
