Dental cad
Dental CAD is computer-aided design used to plan restorations, aligners, surgical guides, and other custom dental work.
The short answer
Dental CAD means computer-aided design in dentistry. A clinician or laboratory uses an intraoral scan, impression, photographs, and sometimes imaging to create a digital model of teeth, gums, bite, and planned restoration.
What is the direct answer?
What does this question mean?
The digital design is checked against tooth contacts, bite, margin position, material thickness, and the space available. It can guide milling or 3D printing of crowns, bridges, inlays, dentures, aligners, or surgical guides.
What can you do next?
Ask for assessment when a restoration is cracked, loose, painful, or difficult to clean, because a digital design cannot correct decay, infection, or inadequate tooth structure by itself. The dentist decides which records and material are appropriate.
When should you seek dental care?
Ask what is being designed, which scan or X-ray is required, what material will be used, and how the fit and bite will be checked before final placement.
Frequently asked questions
Can this be treated at home?
Home care can reduce irritation and plaque, but persistent, severe, or unexplained symptoms need clinical assessment.
What will the dentist check?
The dentist examines the tissues, teeth, bite, and relevant history, then chooses tests or treatment for the identified cause.