CAD/CAM fabricated orthodontic appliances – a complete digital workflow

The aim of our work is to present a contemporary way of fabricating orthodontic appliances using modern CAD/CAM technology in order to minimize clinic visits and chairside time for the patient. The task is to design and print different tooth- and bone-borne orthodontic appliances like a hybrid hyrax or a lingual arch digitally. Intraoral scans of both jaws and occlusion converted to STL files and digital radiographs were used. The appliances were virtually designed and 3D printed using the Additive Manufacturing Technique of Selective...