CAD/CAM In Dentistry Recap Quiz

What Does CAD stand for?

• Computer Assisted Design

• Computer Augmented Design

• Computer Aided Design

• Computer Auto Design

What does CAM stand for?

What is the first stage of the workflow for digital dentistry?

• Data Application

• Data Augmentation

• Data Affirmation

• Data Acquisition

Data acquisition in digital dental technology is carried out by two methods, what is the correct terminology used to describe them?

• Direct and Indirect Scamming

• Direct and Indirect Scanning

• Intra and Extraoral Scamming

• Intra and Extraoral Scanning

What is the name of the image created from a scan?

• Spot Cloud

• Pimple Cloud

• Point Cloud

• Rain Cloud

Point clouds are joined together with small triangles to form a mesh, which is then saved as an STL file. What does STL stand for? (Select all that apply)

• Standard Tessellation Language

• Standard Triangulation Language

• Standard Lithography File

• Stereo Lithography File

Scan data can be used to design dental appliances across all fields of Dental Technology. Which of the following are examples of dental specific CAD software? (Tick all that apply)

• Exocad

• Tinkercad

• 3 Shape

• Meshmixer

• Blender for Dental

What is the preferred terminology used to describe the methods of automated manufacture that are used in dental technology?

• Milling and 3D printing

• Adaptive and subtractive manufacturing

• Additive and subtractive manufacturing

• Additive and substantive manufacturing

When 3D printing resins the design is manufactured in layers, this process is referred to as SLA, what does this stand for?

• Stereolayerography

• Stereolithography

• Stereolayeradhesion

3D printing of metals is carried out using a powdered alloy and a laser to melt the alloy and fuse it together in layers. Which of the following methods describes this process? (Select all that apply)

• SLM - Selective Laser Melting

• TLM - Targeted Laser Melting

• LPBF - Laser Powder Bed Fusion

• MLMF - Micro Laser Metal Fusion

• DMLM - Direct Metal Laser Melting