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Exploration Of Materials Used In 3-Dimensional Printing For The Dental Industry, Holly Chang Hayden
Exploration Of Materials Used In 3-Dimensional Printing For The Dental Industry, Holly Chang Hayden
Scripps Senior Theses
A limiting factor in the digitization of dental devices is the availability of materials suitable for use in both dentistry and the new digital technologies. As a rapidly growing industry, three-dimensional printing (3DP) has the potential to disrupt traditional manufacturing and prototyping methods. A review of both restorative materials and the current 3DP materials has lead to a focus on fiber- reinforced composites in the exploration for a new 3DP material. In addition, another area worth exploring and investing in would be 3D bioprinting as it opens up the possibility of regenerative dentistry.