Ramtin Sadid, DDS, MS, leader of the UAB Prothodontics department, demonstrates the Rayface scanner at Prothodontics UAB clinic, which uses six high -resolution cameras to record three -dimensional images of the patient’s face. Photo by Mary SimsAbout 120 million Americans are missing a tooth and more than 36 million have no teeth, according to American college of prosthetic – The numbers expected to grow over the next two decades with the aging of the population. Teeth loss can drain a patient’s confidence, but also has biological effects, including bone loss, displacement of other teeth, bite change and potential temporal articular disorders (TMJs) and significant dietary changes that can lead to potential.
Tooth restoration is the specialty of prosthetic, dentists who complete an additional three -year training to become experts in this area. This training includes extensive experience in dental EMSESTics and oral rehabilitation using a patient -centered approach, says Ramtin Sadid, DDS, MS, a prosthetic prosthetic and leader of the UAB Prosthetic Department.
Sadid is an expert in digital dentistry-one sub-packet that originally developed in the early 1970s, but did not really start gaining dynamics until the middle of the last decade, he says. New technologies improve the treatments that prosthetics can offer to patients, Sadid explains. Here are some of the most promising, each of which is used or tested in the recently refurbished Prothodontics UAB clinic.
Digital dentures: “Digital technology allows prostitutes to design and build dentures faster and in higher quality,” Sadid said. “Studies have shown that you have better adjustment than with traditional dentures when using appropriate digital work flows.” The Prothodontics UAB clinic uses a variety of techniques for the manufacture of temporary and final intentions, including 3D printing and grinding engines, says Sadid.
Implantation Design: “The detailed visualization of the patient’s mouth allows proper implant placement, especially for complex cases and especially for full fleet recovery and implant planning with prosthetic is the key to the success of the treatment result,” Sadid said.
Diagnosis: “The new generations of dentists are more willing to work on laptops than in the candle lab,” Sadid said. “Instead of making a conventional impression of teeth in wax and working from it for diagnosis, dentists can use digital images to perform diagnostic procedures on a screen.”
Ct beam cone for crown elongation: “Digital technology has helped to integrate computing tomography of the cone or CBCT,” Sadid said. The CBCT has various uses, he noted. One is to design virtual guides that help eliminate the hoop, “which is the surgical removal of the bone to improve aesthetics”.
Facial scans: The Rayface scanner at Prothodontics UAB clinic uses six high -resolution cameras to record three -dimensional images of the patient’s face. The scanner is used to design the treatment with the face to ensure that new teeth not only fit the gums well but with the entire appearance of the person, especially when he smiles. “Rayface is also used for the manufacture of maxillofacial prosthetic – a sub -sector prosthetic – for patients who have lost part of their face due to cancer,” Sadid said.
Tracking jaw: One of the latest technologies, still under investigation into the Dental School and other top institutions, is the jaw monitoring device or the electronic scan of the lower jaw. “Basically, they provide information on the range of movement of the temporomandibular joint, which may be useful diagnostic information on oral rehabilitation,” Sadid said. This information can help dentists to choose the most appropriate treatment to correct TMJ pain and other issues. ”
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