3D and 4D printing in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery: Printing techniques, materials, and applications

Danial Khorsandi; Amir Fahimipour; Payam Abasian; Sepehr Sadeghpour Saber; Mahla Seyedi; Sonya Ghanavati; Amir Ahmad; Andrea Amoretti De Stephanis; Fatemeh Taghavinezhaddilami; Anna Leonova; Reza Mohammadinejad; Majid Shabani; Barbara Mazzolai; Virgilio Mattoli; Franklin R Tay; Pooyan Makvandi

doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.044

3D and 4D printing in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery: Printing techniques, materials, and applications

Acta Biomater. 2021 Mar 1:122:26-49. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.044. Epub 2020 Dec 26.

Authors

Danial Khorsandi¹, Amir Fahimipour², Payam Abasian³, Sepehr Sadeghpour Saber⁴, Mahla Seyedi⁵, Sonya Ghanavati⁶, Amir Ahmad⁴, Andrea Amoretti De Stephanis⁴, Fatemeh Taghavinezhaddilami⁴, Anna Leonova⁷, Reza Mohammadinejad⁸, Majid Shabani⁹, Barbara Mazzolai¹⁰, Virgilio Mattoli¹⁰, Franklin R Tay¹¹, Pooyan Makvandi¹²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biotechnology-Biomedicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain; Department of Mechanical engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8, Canada; Department of Medical and Scientific Affair, Procare Health Iberia, Barcelona 08860, Spain.
² Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics, School of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Westmead Centre for Oral Health, The University of Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
⁴ International University of Catalunya, Faculty of Dentistry, Sant Cugat, Barcelona 08195, Spain.
⁵ Department of Engineering, Corrosion and Metallurgy Study Center "A. Dacco", University of Ferrara, Ferrara 44121, Italy.
⁶ Department of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University of technology, Tampere 33720, Finland.
⁷ Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton L8S 4L8, ON, Canada.
⁸ Research Center for Tropical and Infectious Diseases, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman 7618866749, Iran.
⁹ Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Micro-BioRobotics, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy; The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy.
¹⁰ Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Micro-BioRobotics, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy.
¹¹ The Graduate School, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia 30912, United States. Electronic address: ftay@augusta.edu.
¹² Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Centre for Micro-BioRobotics, viale Rinaldo Piaggio 34, 56025 Pontedera, Pisa, Italy. Electronic address: Pooyan.makvandi@iit.it.

PMID: 33359299
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2020.12.044

Abstract

3D and 4D printing are cutting-edge technologies for precise and expedited manufacturing of objects ranging from plastic to metal. Recent advances in 3D and 4D printing technologies in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery enable dentists to custom design and print surgical drill guides, temporary and permanent crowns and bridges, orthodontic appliances and orthotics, implants, mouthguards for drug delivery. In the present review, different 3D printing technologies available for use in dentistry are highlighted together with a critique on the materials available for printing. Recent reports of the application of these printed platformed are highlighted to enable readers appreciate the progress in 3D/4D printing in dentistry.

Keywords: 3D printing; 4D printing; dental applications; dental devices; dentistry; maxillofacial surgery.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Drug Delivery Systems
Printing, Three-Dimensional*
Prostheses and Implants
Surgery, Oral*