Plenary Lecture
Digitization as Integral Part of Contemporary Dental Prosthetic Technologies
Professor Liliana Porojan
Department of Prostheses Technology
University School of Dentistry
"V. Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Romania
E-mail: lilianasandu@gmail.com
Abstract: Science and research are continuously advancing and dental technology is not an exception. There is an evolution from traditional to contemporary, and production stages are becoming increasingly automated or computerized. As the trend continues, digitization will become an integral part of contemporary prosthodontics with the probability of most of the procedures being based on digital techniques in the near future. Although in industry they were used for several years, CAD / CAM applications in dentistry have developed only in the 80s. Later new developments have led to the success of contemporary CAD/CAM technologies. They are over 35 today, with an exponential growth in the last 10 years and have following characteristics: similar functional standards as conventional homologues, require long-term studies, acceptable alternative to the equivalents performed conventionally, continuous improvements are made to the user interface, extensive automation and appropriate time saving is an increasing challenge for dental practice. Finite element analyses emerged as a necessity to study the states of tension and deformation in structures with geometric complexity for which analytical calculation models were not operable. Different studies were designed to evaluate all-ceramic CAD/CAM crowns fatigue and strength test methods, which would reproduce clinical failure modes. Interdisciplinary digital methods are in a continuous process optimization and will continue to improve in versatility, accuracy, and cost effectiveness. This work was supported by a grant of the Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research and Innovation CNCS-UEFISCDI, project number PN-II-RU-TE-2014-4-0476.
Brief Biography of the Speaker: Liliana Porojan - Professor at the "Victor Babeș" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Faculty of Dentistry, Specialization Dental Technology, Department of Dental Prostheses Technology, PhD in dentistry, Primary dentist in General Dentistry specialty, Specialist in the specialty of Orthodontics and Dental-Facial Orthopedics , Specialist in specialty Dental Prosthodontics. The areas of research are focused on: tridimenional reconstructions of dental structures and prosthetic restorations, threedimensional modeling, computer aided design in the field of dental prosthodontics, numerical simulations (finite element analysis) in fixed prosthetics, removable and combined restaurations, design optimization, modern welding procedures of dental alloys in shielding gas, structural aspects of base metal alloys, design concepts of removable partial dentures, attachments used in combined prosthetic restorations, ceramic systems used in dental technology, CAD / CAM systems used in dental technology. They were evidenced by coordination of 6 research projects in this areas of interest. The dissemination of research results was done by: 13 published books and monographs, 10 published courses and practical work handbooks, 164 scientific papers published in extenso, 160 papers published in summary, 221 papers presented at scientific meetings, 92 participation in conferences and symposia, 33 courses and training programs.