Removable partial dentures: use of rapid prototyping.

J Prosthodont

Post-graduate Program in Restorative Dentistry, Prosthetic Dentistry Unit, UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, São José dos Campos Dental School, São José dos Campos, Brazil.

Published: October 2014

The CAD/CAM technology associated with rapid prototyping (RP) is already widely used in the fabrication of all-ceramic fixed prostheses and in the biomedical area; however, the use of this technology for the manufacture of metal frames for removable dentures is new. This work reports the results of a literature review conducted on the use of CAD/CAM and RP in the manufacture of removable partial dentures.

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