DIGITAL DENTISTRY AS THE FOUNDATION OF PERSONALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35220/2523-420X/2025.3.6Keywords:
digital dentistry, CAD/CAM, 3D printing, intraoral scanning, personalized treatment, digital modeling, prosthetic dentistryAbstract
Purpose. The study aims to substantiate the role of digital technologies as a key foundation for personalized planning in dental treatment. It defines the impact of digital solutions on improving diagnostic accuracy, enhancing clinical predictability, and refining prosthetic treatment protocols. Materials and Methods. To achieve this goal, a systematic analysis of scientific publications was conducted using international scientometric databases such as PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SpringerLink, ACS Publications, ScienceDirect, and Wiley Online Library. The search covered the period from January 2020 to October 2025. The analysis took into account contemporary trends in digital dentistry, technological solutions, and clinical outcomes described in leading peer-reviewed sources. Scientific Novelty. The study establishes that the digitalization of dental practice enables a transition from analog methods of recording clinical parameters to integrated digital technologies, among which intraoral scanning occupies a leading position. The use of digital impressions eliminates errors associated with material shrinkage and the subjectivity of manual procedures, thereby improving the accuracy and reproducibility of clinical outcomes. Systematic reviews confirmed the stability of accuracy indicators for digital impressions under conditions of minimal human influence, highlighting the high potential of digital technologies in forming personalized approaches to dental treatment. The conducted research demonstrated the superior precision of digital technologies in dental practice, particularly in implant-supported prosthetics. It was found that digital impressions are comparable to traditional methods in accuracy while providing greater patient comfort and reducing the duration of clinical procedures. Scientific evidence also confirms less deformation of digital impressions in “all-on-four” models, contributing to the increased precision of CAD/ CAM modeling. Automated control within CAD/CAM processes ensures optimal fitting of prosthetic structures and validates the effectiveness of digital facebow methods for more precise intermaxillary transfer. It was proven that digital smile design enhances the predictability of aesthetic treatment outcomes, while the implementation of 3D printing technologies opens new opportunities for creating individualized templates and permanent prosthetic structures with high accuracy. Overall, the results confirm the prospects of digital technologies as tools for increasing the precision, efficiency, and predictability of dental interventions. Conclusions. Digital dentistry not only transforms the practitioner’s toolkit but also shapes a new philosophy of treatment based on personalized approaches, evidence-based precision, minimal invasiveness, and maximum predictability. Beyond improving the accuracy of clinical procedures, digital technologies lay the foundation for personalized medicine characterized by predictable outcomes, biomechanical stability of dental structures, and minimized prosthetic interventions. The integration of CAD/CAM, DSD, and 3D technologies into comprehensive treatment establishes a unified digital ecosystem encompassing the planning, modeling, fabrication, and quality control of prosthetic outcomes.
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