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DIGITAL DENTISTRY AND ITS IMPACT ON ORAL HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE.

Authors :
Schierz O
Hirsch C
Krey KF
Ganss C
Kämmerer PW
Schlenz MA
Source :
The journal of evidence-based dental practice [J Evid Based Dent Pract] 2024 Jan; Vol. 24 (1S), pp. 101946. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 15.
Publication Year :
2024

Abstract

Over the past 50 years, digitization has gradually taken root in dentistry, starting with computer tomography in the 1970s. The most disruptive events in digital dentistry were the introduction of digital workflow and computer-aided manufacturing, which made new procedures and materials available for dental use. While the conventional lab-based workflow requires light or chemical curing under inconsistent and suboptimal conditions, computer-aided manufacturing allows for industrial-grade material, ensuring consistently high material quality. In addition, many other innovative, less disruptive, but relevant approaches have been developed in digital dentistry. These will have or already impact prevention, diagnosis, and therapy, thus impacting patients' oral health and, consequently, their oral health-related quality of life. Both software and hardware approaches attempt to maintain, restore, or optimize a patient's perceived oral health. This article outlines innovations in dentistry and their potential impact on patients' oral health-related quality of life in prevention and therapy. Furthermore, possible future developments and their potential implications are characterized.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1532-3390
Volume :
24
Issue :
1S
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The journal of evidence-based dental practice
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
38401951
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebdp.2023.101946