Digital
Systems in Medical Science and Modern Dentistry
Norina FORNA 1 , Andrei KOZMA 2 , Claudiu TOPOLICEANU 3* , Lorenza DONEA 4 , Doriana AGOP-FORNA 3
1 Univ.Prof., ASM titular, AOSR member, CID-CDF
president
2 PhD. MMD, DHC, CS II AOSR, ASMR member
3 Lecturer, U.M.F. Grigore T. Popa Iasi, Faculty of
Dental Medicine
4 Univ.Assist., U.M.F. Grigore T. Popa Iasi, Faculty
of Medicine
* Corresponding author: Topoliceanu Claudiu; e-mail:
claudiu.topoliceanu@umfiasi.ro
Abstract
Digital expert systems,
commonly used in medicine, can be implemented successfully in the analysis and
planning of treatments in dentistry. In implant-prosthetic therapy, these
software applications represent necessary adjuvant tools in optimizing therapeutic
decisions regarding the pro-implant and implant stages as well as in creating a
therapeutic planning algorithm. PRODENT Acad Expert (data recording and
database) and PRODENT Indices (calculation of biological indices and
recommendation for the optimal treatment solution) (Neo-Tech, Romania) are
tools that allows the registration and entry of data in the database,
registration of clinical and biological indices in pretreatment and
post-implant stage, respectively the recommendation of an optimal prosthetic
solution. The use of this application is necessary in monitoring changes
related to the biological components of the stomatognathic system in
postimplant stage. Expert applications for the assessment of mucosal and bone
support, planning of bone addition procedures and positioning of dental
implants laid the foundations of digital implantology (Implant 3D, Universe;
NobleGuide, Nobel Biocare; Digital Smile Design, DSD; SimPlant, Dental
Materialize; Virtual Implant Placement, BioHorizons; ImplantMaster, iDent;
Implant 3D, Media Lab; EasyGuide, Keystone Dental). The Digital Smile Design
favors the planning of prosthetic therapy and the design of the future
prosthetic work in accordance with the aesthetic principles and the
requirements of the patients, based on a motivational mock-up. Literature data
demonstrate the increase in the long-term success rate in digital-assisted
implant-prosthetic therapy and justify the widespread expansion of the use of
digital applications in current contemporary dental practice.
Keywords: medicine, dentistry, diagnostic,
AI, expert systems, digital
DOI https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2021.2.38