3D Printing in the Dental Domain

3D printing is a swiftly evolving creative technology and has a massive impact on different streams ranging from technology to dentistry and many more. 3D printing entails manufacturing a physical model from digital information; it revolutionized the manufacturing industry and is still evolving. The time, effort and cost involved are considerably lower when compared to traditional methods, and has revolutionised medical, dental and pharmaceutical industries in enhancing patients’ survival rate and life expectancy. The applications of 3D printing are numerous in dentistry, from oral medicine to endodontics, oral surgery, pedodontics, periodontics, orthodontics and so on. This book elucidates the history and manufacturing process of 3D printing, and deliberates the applications of 3D printing in different sectors, with an emphasis on its applications in the field of dentistry. This handbook also enhances the readers’ theoretical knowledge regarding recent advances in the field of 3D printing in dentistry.