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Open wide: how 3D printing is reshaping dentistry

Open wide: how 3D printing is reshaping dentistry

Written by David

February 5, 2020

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The dental 3D printing market is expected to reach $930m by the end of 2025, and its application across different procedures is far-reaching, from the development of dentures to Invisalign retainer braces.

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Chloe Kent speaks to Digital Smile Design director George Cabanas and Formlabs dental project manager Sam Wainwright to learn more about how 3D printing could help us all smile a little brighter.

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Dental implants are unusual in the field of medicine, in that everything installed in a patient’s mouth must be custom-made for that person. While other fields are just beginning to dip their toes into patient-specific solutions, dental implants have had to operate that way for years. There’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to dentures or braces, and patients often need multiple iterations of the same mouthpiece as they work their way through different treatments. This makes 3D printing an ideal fit for the dental industry, […]

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