Abstract
Breakthroughs in technology have not been possible without influencing the medical sciences. Dentistry and dental materials have been fully involved in the technological and information technology evolution, so much so that they have revolutionized dental techniques. In this study, we want to create the first collection of articles on the use of digital techniques and software, such as Digital Smile Design. The aim is to collect all of the results regarding the use of this software, and to highlight the fields of use. Twenty-four articles have been included in the review, and the latter describes the use of Digital Smile Design and, in particular, the field of use. The study intends to be present which dental fields use “digitization”. Progress in this field is constant, and will be of increasing interest to dentistry by proposing a speed of treatment planning and a reliability of results. The digital workflow allows for rehabilitations that are reliable both from an aesthetic and functional point of view, as demonstrated in the review. From this study, the current field of use of Digital Smile Design techniques in the various branches of medicine and dentistry have emerged, as well as information about its reliability.
Highlights
In recent years, prosthetic and implant-prosthetic rehabilitation in the dental field have undergone a strong development in aesthetics and cosmetics, benefiting from both the improvement of some laboratory techniques and the definition of some anatomical criteria useful to the aesthetics of the smile.One of the most noteworthy innovations in the field of prosthetics is undoubtedly represented by the advent of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology, which allows professionals to guarantee repeatable and remarkable results from an anatomical–functional point of view
A quick search on the main informatics engine indicates all of the software available on the market—among them, an important role is undoubtedly played by the Digital Smile Design method
The articles that talk about Digital Smile Design and its use in the field of rehabilitative and restorative dentistry were used
Summary
Prosthetic and implant-prosthetic rehabilitation in the dental field have undergone a strong development in aesthetics and cosmetics, benefiting from both the improvement of some laboratory techniques and the definition of some anatomical criteria useful to the aesthetics of the smile.One of the most noteworthy innovations in the field of prosthetics is undoubtedly represented by the advent of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology, which allows professionals to guarantee repeatable and remarkable results from an anatomical–functional point of view. For example, aims to make the entire rehabilitative work-flow digital, simplifying the professional’s work and facilitating communication with the patient. A quick search on the main informatics engine indicates all of the software available on the market—among them, an important role is undoubtedly played by the Digital Smile Design method. We will take into consideration all of the articles in the literature regarding the use of this method. This software allows for excellent communication with our patients on the one hand, but on the other, offers the clinician a tool to make the correct therapeutic
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