Industry applications:
Dental

The use of CAD/CAM in the dental healthcare industry is a fast growing area. Although CAD/CAM solutions have been available for many years, the technology was not easily accessible and this limited its application.

Recent years have seen many advances in the use of CAD/CAM software and its use is now standard practice in the manufacture of copings, crowns, inlays, veneers, bridges and dental implants. CAD/CAM has dramatically shortened lead time for dental restoration – from days or even weeks to a matter of hours.

CAM is a key requirement as 3-Axis milling and 5-Axis milling is used to machine the dental components. 3-Axis milling is the primary machining strategy used for roughing and finishing from a range of materials. 5-Axis machining is often used to finish the dental components with complex undercut surfaces.

ModuleWorks CAM software components are an ideal solution for vendors looking to provide dental CAM solutions. ModuleWorks 3-Axis machining provides fast and efficient roughing, rest roughing and finish machining strategies while the 5-Axis CAM component offers sophisticated undercut finishing with full collision avoidance.

For further information on our solutions for the dental industry please request our Dental Factsheet.