TY - JOUR
T1 - CAD-CAM design and 3-dimensional printing of mini-implant retained orthodontic appliances
AU - Graf, Simon
AU - Vasudavan, Sivabalan
AU - Wilmes, Benedict
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - The objective of this article was to illustrate the digital process in the custom fabrication of metallic mini-implant supported appliances. An implant-supported appliance was produced for a patient using a CAD-CAM procedure without a physical impression or a printed model. The work flow consisted of mini-implant insertion into the palate, recording an intraoral digital scan, digital design with incorporation of a scanned expansion mechanism, direct 3-dimensional metal printing via laser melting, laser welding of the hyrax mechanism, insertion, and activation of the appliance. The favorable clinical outcome demonstrated that this procedure is an efficient and viable method for constructing an implant-supported palatal metallic appliance.
AB - The objective of this article was to illustrate the digital process in the custom fabrication of metallic mini-implant supported appliances. An implant-supported appliance was produced for a patient using a CAD-CAM procedure without a physical impression or a printed model. The work flow consisted of mini-implant insertion into the palate, recording an intraoral digital scan, digital design with incorporation of a scanned expansion mechanism, direct 3-dimensional metal printing via laser melting, laser welding of the hyrax mechanism, insertion, and activation of the appliance. The favorable clinical outcome demonstrated that this procedure is an efficient and viable method for constructing an implant-supported palatal metallic appliance.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85057124957&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.07.013
DO - 10.1016/j.ajodo.2018.07.013
M3 - Article
C2 - 30477785
AN - SCOPUS:85057124957
SN - 0889-5406
VL - 154
SP - 877
EP - 882
JO - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
JF - American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
IS - 6
ER -