Improved Outcomes Through Medical Technology

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By: Michael Barbella

Managing Editor

There is significant overlap between dental and medical technologies. Dentistry uses digital radiography, bone grafting and tissue regeneration technologies. The CAD/CAM systems used for highly innovative and quickly-produced orthotics and prosthetics are similar to those used in dentistry to produce inlays, crowns, and veneers. New tissue engineering technologies using stem cells are expected to change dental practices radically by addressing the regeneration of teeth or partial regeneration in teeth where decay (caries) are found.

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