EditorialAdvanced Digital Dentistry
Vahid Rakhshan ,1,2 Chiarella Sforza ,3 Predrag Vucinic ,4 Anca M. Vitalariu,5
and Marcio De Menezes 6
1Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Institute for Cognitive Science Studies, Tehran, Iran2Department of Dental Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran3Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, Universita degli Studi di Milano, Milano, Italy4Department of Orthodontics, Clinic of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia5Department of Implantology, Removable Restorations and Technology,Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie Grigore T. Popa Iasi, Iasi, Romania6Department of Operative Dentistry, School of Health Sciences, State University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil
Correspondence should be addressed to Vahid Rakhshan; [email protected]
Received 12 November 2018; Accepted 15 November 2018; Published 26 December 2018
Copyright © 2018 Vahid Rakhshan et al. #is is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons AttributionLicense, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work isproperly cited.
Advanced digital technology is rapidly changing the world,as well as transforming the dental profession. #e adoptionof digital technologies in dentistry allied with efficientprocesses, and accurate high-strengthmaterials are replacingoutdated techniques to improve overall patients’ experiencesand outcomes. A variety of digital devices such as laserscanners, holography, intraoral and face scanners, conebeam computed tomography (CBCT), software forcomputer-assisted design/computer-assisted manufacturing(CAD/CAM), and 3D printing provide new potentialalternatives to replace the manual tasks and improve thequality of care and patient experiences. #is technology hasseveral advantages, including accurate measurements,storage, and time-saving as well as online consultation andpresentation, providing information exchange with differentcenters for planning and appraising medical procedures andtreatments. Even teaching and research tools greatlybenefited from these innovations, with software for teachingdentistry (such as 3D software for learning anatomy or 3Dsimulation programs for surgical procedures), digitalarchiving of patient records and convenient/rapid sharing ofthem over the Internet, digital bibliographic assistance indental research, or other utilities.
#is special issue is a representative sampling of thisliterature on the use of digital technologies in dentistry.Withthe generous support of the respective editors, these paperscover an intentionally broad range of topics that include
investigations of intraoral scanning accuracy, CBCT tech-nology, 3D accuracy of digital impressions, 3D finite elementmodels, and applications to orthodontics. Out of 25manuscripts received in this issue, six were published: bothtechnical aspects dealing with digital impressions (“#ree-Dimensional Accuracy of Digital Impression versus Con-ventional Method: Effect of Implant Angulation andConnection Type” by M. Alikhasi et al. and “Trueness andPrecision of #ree-Dimensional Digitizing Intraoral De-vices” by H. Mutwalli et al.) and imaging techniques(“Assessing the Correlation between Skeletal andCorresponding Soft-Tissue Equivalents to Determine theRelationship between CBCT Skeletal/Dental Dimensionsand 3D Radiographic Soft-Tissue Equivalents” by D. I. Kimand M. O. Lagravere and “Accuracy of PeriapicalRadiography and CBCT in Endodontic Evaluation” by R. L.Giudice et al.) had been investigated. All these papersemployed novel technologies to help answering clinicalquestions that may dictate different treatment plans.
Additionally, finite element studies (“Development andValidation of 3D Finite Element Models for Prediction ofOrthodontic Tooth Movement” by U. Likitmongkolsakulet al.) and longitudinal assessments (“#ree-DimensionalChanges of the Auditory Canal in a #ree-Year Periodduring Adolescence Using CBCTs” by A. Woods and M. O.Lagravere) during growth and development have beenperformed. In both investigations, proper instruments and
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software were employed to offer quantitative information tothe clinicians.
In synthesis, this special issue wants to give someexamples of the current solutions that technology offers todental practitioners and provide the bases for futureinvestigations bringing essential ingredients for patient care,dental research, education, and daily practice.
Conflicts of Interest
#e editors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
Vahid RakhshanChiarella SforzaPredrag Vucinic
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