3D Printed Models

The term ‘3D printing’, however, is relatively new, and has captured the public imagination. The technology has a particular resonance with dentistry, and with advances in 3D imaging and modelling technologies such as cone beam computed tomography and intraoral scanning, and with the relatively long history of the use of CAD CAM technologies in dentistry, it will become of increasing importance. Uses of 3D printing include the production of drill guides for dental implants, the production of physical models for prosthodontics, orthodontics and surgery, the manufacture of dental, craniomaxillofacial and orthopaedic implants, and the fabrication of copings and frameworks for implant and dental restorations.

Judicious incorporation of 3D imaging technologies and CAD CAM has brought about planning surgeries on a virtual patient. The surgeon can enhance his craft by making use of these technologies to 3D print the CBCT data to create an exact replica of the hard tissues and use the model for patient education or even practice a mock surgery.

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• Patient education models
• Mock surgery models