Fluxo digital no planejamento de lentes de contato: revisão de literatura

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The growing interest in aesthetic procedures, especially dental contact lenses, has encouraged the development of new technologies, better materials and more sophisticated dental techniques, aiming at highly aesthetic treatment results and integration of dental specialties. Such integration allows digital technologies to assist in the planning and execution of aesthetic and functional treatments. OBJECTIVE: To understand, through a review of the scientific literature, the importance of digital flow in the planning and execution of contact lenses. METHODOLOGY: This is a bibliographical, exploratory study carried out through a literature review. The following virtual health databases were used: Virtual Health Library (VHL), National Library of Medicine (PubMed) and Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), from 2010 to 2023. RESULTS: The study results showed that before wearing contact lenses, it is important to plan the digital flow, intraoral digital scanning, which is an effective, fast procedure that does not cause discomfort to patients and provides good adaptation of contact lenses. The digital flow presents a great contribution to treatment with contact lenses, as it helps the dentist in his planning, collaborates in reducing the clinical time in carrying out the rehabilitation, combined with greater predictability, favoring the workflow. Through the digital flow, the professional will be able to choose the best technique to use in order to obtain satisfactory results, such as quality work, leaving patients satisfied, restoring the aesthetics of their smiles. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: In view of the above, it is concluded that the digital flow makes a great contribution to treatment with contact lenses, as it helps the dental surgeon in his planning, collaborates in reducing the clinical time in carrying out the rehabilitation, combined with greater predictability, favoring the workflow. Through the digital flow, the professional will be able to choose the best technique to use in order to obtain satisfactory results, such as quality work, leaving patients satisfied, restoring the aesthetics of their smiles.