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Abstract
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<h5 class="section-title" id="d4031678e148">Objective</h5>
<p id="d4031678e150">To study the current status and applications of additive manufacturing
(AM) in dentistry
along with various technologies, benefits and future scope.
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<p id="d4031678e155">A significant number of relevant research papers on the additive
manufacturing application
in dentistry are identified through Scopus and studied using bibliometric analysis
that shows an increasing trend of research in this field. This paper briefly describes
various types of AM technologies with their accuracy, pros and cons along with different
dental materials. Paper also discusses various benefits of AM in dentistry and steps
used to create 3D printed dental model using this technology. Further, ten major AM
applications in dentistry are identified along with primary references and objectives.
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<h5 class="section-title" id="d4031678e158">Results</h5>
<p id="d4031678e160">Additive manufacturing is an innovative technique moving towards
the customised production
of dental implants and other dental tools using computer-aided design (CAD) data.
This technology is used to manufacture elaborate dental crowns, bridges, orthodontic
braces and can also various other models, devices and instruments with lesser time
and cost. With the help of this disruptive innovation, dental implants are fabricated
accurately as per patient data captured by the dental 3D scanner. The application
of this technology is also being explored for the precise manufacturing of removal
prosthetics, aligners, surgical templates for implants and produce models that for
the planning of treatment and preoperative positioning of the jaws.
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