Personalized workflows in reconstructive dentistry-current possibilities and future opportunities.

Journal: Clinical oral investigations
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Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The increasing collection of health data coupled with continuous IT advances have enabled precision medicine with personalized workflows. Traditionally, dentistry has lagged behind general medicine in the integration of new technologies: So what is the status quo of precision dentistry? The primary focus of this review is to provide a current overview of personalized workflows in the discipline of reconstructive dentistry (prosthodontics) and to highlight the disruptive potential of novel technologies for dentistry; the possible impact on society is also critically discussed.

Authors

  • Tim Joda
    University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, tim.joda@unibas.ch.
  • Nicola U Zitzmann
    University Center for Dental Medicine Basel, Department of Reconstructive Dentistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.