Accuracy of additive manufacturing in stomatology

Yao Tang; Yunfan Zhang; Zhaoqiang Meng; Qiannan Sun; Liying Peng; Lingyun Zhang; Wenhsuan Lu; Wei Liang; Gui Chen; Yan Wei

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.964651

Accuracy of additive manufacturing in stomatology

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 Aug 16:10:964651. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.964651. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Yao Tang^{1

2}, Yunfan Zhang^{1

2}, Zhaoqiang Meng³, Qiannan Sun^{1

2}, Liying Peng^{1

2}, Lingyun Zhang^{1

2}, Wenhsuan Lu^{1

2}, Wei Liang^{1

2}, Gui Chen^{1

2}, Yan Wei³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthodontics, Cranial Facial Growth and Development Center, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China.
² NMPA Key Laboratory for Dental Materials, National Center of Stomatology, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, National Engineering Research Center of Oral Biomaterials and Digital Medical Devices, Research Center of Engineering and Technology for Computerized Dentistry Ministry of Health, Beijing, China.
³ Department of Geriatric Dentistry, Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology, Beijing, China.

Abstract

With the rapid development of the three-dimensional (3D) printing technology in recent decades, precise and personalized manufacturing has been achieved gradually, bringing benefit to biomedical application, especially stomatology clinical practice. So far, 3D printing has been widely applied to prosthodontics, orthodontics, and maxillofacial surgery procedures, realizing accurate, efficient operation processes and promising treatment outcomes. Although the printing accuracy has improved, further exploration is still needed. Herein, we summarized the various additive manufacturing techniques and their applications in dentistry while highlighting the importance of accuracy (precision and trueness).

Keywords: dentistry; digital manufacturing; maxillofacial surgery; precision; three-dimensional (3D) printing; trueness.

Publication types

Review