CAD / CAM TECHNOLOGIES AS A FULL-FLEDGED TOOL IN THE DAILY PRACTICE OF A DENTAL TECHNICIAN: AN OVERVIEW OF MODERN CAPABILITIES
In the daily practice of a dental technician, the specialist faces various difficulties when performing technical work on the prosthetics of the dentition. Orthopedic dentistry is a dynamically developing vector of dental science. New methods of prosthetics, as well as modern materials are used. In difficult conditions of prosthetics, where previously the only indication for the patient was prosthetics with a removable plate prosthesis, now work on implants is widely used [1]. To perform such work, a dental technician requires a high level of skill, professionalism and experience. Such work is multi-stage and requires a large resource of time for their implementation. Digital technologies in dentistry are developing with positive dynamics. One of the areas of digital technologies in dentistry is CAD/CAM systems. The capabilities of CAD/CAM systems, as well as the artificial intelligence of the software environment, constantly open up new opportunities for the implementation of various projects by milling, stereolithagrophic printing. Digital impressions obtained by intra-oral scanners are characterized by detail and clarity, as well as the process of obtaining them causes less discomfort in the patient, especially if the patient has a pronounced gag reflex. The 3D scan result is ready to be sent to the laboratory immediately. [2].