ChairsideCAD is a software device intended to support the design of dental restorations such as inlays, onlays, crowns, copings, veneers, bridges, pontics, provisionals, and bite splints via a 3D CAD tool. The design is based on suitable 3D scans of the patient’s dental anatomy produced by a compatible scanner. The software generates geometrical output of the design for manufacturing on compatible CAM systems. ChairsideCAD is intended to be used by trained professionals in dental practices and is not to be used for any purpose other than the design of dental restorations or bite splints, nor is it to be used for designing dental abutments.
An assembly of devices designed for automated computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) of custom-made (prescribed for one patient) dental restorations produced chairside during dental or orthodontic treatment. It typically includes, or is used in conjunction with, three-dimensional (3-D) image acquisition and viewing capabilities that provide values (measurements) for the production phase; software for record collection, treatment planning, simulation and device production; and robotic capabilities for the production of the actual devices to be fitted to the patient.