Accuracy of machine milling and spark erosion with a CAD/CAM system.

A method for manufacturing crowns and fixed partial dentures based on CAD/CAM has been developed as an alternative to the lost wax technique and the casting of an alloy. In this process two steps are included: milling and spark erosion. The computer-assisted design (CAD) relies heavily on the accuracy of the milling and spark erosion processes to achieve a clinically acceptable restoration. These two processes must be able to produce the crown data generated in the CAD files. This study evaluated the accuracy of the Procera CAD/CAM system in creating specific geometric bodies that were compared with the known dimensions in the CAD files for these bodies. The manufacturing errors of milling (ellipse +/- 6.5 microm, square +/- 3.4 microm, and cylinder +/- 5.8 microm) and spark erosion (ellipse +/- 8.6 microm and square +/- 10.4 microm) were determined. The accuracy of this manufacturing process demonstrated that this system was capable of producing a crown with a clinically accepted range for marginal opening gap dimension of less than 100 microm.

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