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Commonly Used 3D Printing Technologies in Oral Health Science

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3D Printing in Oral Health Science

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3D printing is regarded as an emerging and revolutionizing technology which has undergone phenomenal expansion in recent years impacting various aspects of daily life activities. Technological advancements in dentistry have increased diagnostic precision, eased treatment delivery, and shortened the chairside time, increased patient comfort and enabling the dentists to offer more efficient treatment. Various 3D printing technologies such as stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP), fused deposition modeling (FDM), inkjet 3D printing/PolyJet photopolymerization (PPP), selective laser melting (SLM), selective laser sintering (SLS), electron-beam melting (EBM), and laminated object manufacturing (LOM) have been used. Each of these technologies is having specific applications and specific printing material. In the field of dentistry, 3D printing has been proven helpful in creating more naturalistic models of complex anatomical structures for the purpose of education, teaching, training, and research purposes. The ability to visualize treatment outcomes is making it a promising futuristic tool. This book chapter has been written with an understanding that readers have some basic knowledge of 3D printing technologies and their applications in different disciplines of oral health science.

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    This book was inadvertently published with an incorrect author name. This has now been amended throughout the book from Mohammad Mohammed Alam to Mohammad Khursheed Alam.

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The authors are grateful to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, for providing extramural research grant for research project (code I-1069), which helped to generate data for this book chapter.

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  1. Division of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Deformities, Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India

    Ramandeep Kaur Sokhi & Prabhat Kumar Chaudhari

  2. Non Communicable Disease (NCD) Division, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, India

    Nitika Monga

  3. Department of Pediatric Stomatology, Dentistry School, National University of San Marcos, Lima, Peru

    Kelly Kathering Achachao Almerco

  4. Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Faculty of Dental Sciences, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Dipti Shastri

  5. Orthodontic Unit, Dental Department, National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Manish Bajracharya

  6. Kantipur Dental College Teaching Hospital & Research Centre, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ujjwal Pyakurel

  7. Private Practice, Shangrila Dental Clinic, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Ujjwal Pyakurel

  8. Orthodontic Department, College of Dentistry, Jouf University, Al-Jawf, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Khursheed Alam

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Sokhi, R.K. et al. (2022). Commonly Used 3D Printing Technologies in Oral Health Science. In: Chaudhari, P.K., Bhatia, D., Sharan, J. (eds) 3D Printing in Oral Health Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-07369-4_3

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