digital workflow

Question 1

what is the digital workflow

Answer 1

converts physical structures into a digital format

Question 2

what are the 4 stages in digital workflow

Answer 2

data acquisition
design stage CAD
manufacturing stage CAM
final processing and treatment delivery

Question 3

what is data acquisition

Answer 3

devices used to acquire the data

Question 4

name 2 devices used to acquire the data

Answer 4

intra-oral scanner
lab/benchtop scanner

Question 5

in intra-oral scanner u get a real time view of the scan

what is the output from the scanner?

Answer 5

DICOM/DCM - digital imaging and communications in medicine

Question 6

what does a lab/benchtop scanner use to scan the object?

Answer 6

structured light

Question 7

for implants what can be used to locate the position of objects in a scan?

Answer 7

scan bodies

Question 8

what happens in the design stage

Answer 8

design software is used to digitally manipulate the data for planning and designing restorative devices

Question 9

what is the output of the design stage - CAD

Answer 9

STL file

Question 10

what happens in the manufacturing stage CAM

Answer 10

different machining and processing tools are used to create the physical restoration

Question 11

what are the two ways the physical restoration can be manufactured?

Answer 11

automated milling
3D printing