Digital impression in fixed prosthodontics therapy

Analogni protokol u fiksnoj protetici je provjeren način rada. Digitalna tehnologija preuzima sve veću ulogu u svijetu dentalne medicine i njen razvoj i sve veće mogućnosti podižu standarde struke na novu razinu. Ovaj rad prikazuje osnovna znanja o digitalnim skenerima i CAD/CAM (engl. Computer Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing) sustavima i njihovim mogućnostima u fiksnoproteskoj terapiji. Također, navedeni su načini funkcioniranja digitalnih skenera u dentalnoj medicini, tehnikama rada i fazama u kojima se koriste. Sa sigurnošću se može reći da digitalni otisci imaju puno prednosti nad konvencionalnim tehnikama otiskivanja i samo je pitanje vremena kada će ih u potpunosti istisnuti uz povjerenje većine kliničara.The analogue protocol in fixed prosthodontics is a proven mode of operation. Digital technology is taking on an important role in the world of dental medicine and its development and increasing opportunities are raising the standards of the profession to a new level. This paper presents basic knowledge about digital scanners and CAD / CAM (Computer Aided Design / Computer-Aided Manufacturing) systems and their capabilities in fixed prosthodontic therapy. Also, the ways of functioning of digital scanners in dental medicine, work techniques and stages in which they are used are listed. It is safe to say that digital impressions have many advantages over conventional impression techniques and it is only a matter of time before they fully replace the analogue protocol