With the rise of 3D printing technology, more and more operations can be completed through this technology, especially in the oral field. With this technology, it becomes easier and time-saving.
3D printing is the only way to realize digital oral medicine. At present, 3D printing technologies commonly used in the dental industry mainly include photosensitive resin selective curing technology (SLA), selective laser melting technology (SLM), melt deposition molding technology (FDM) and layered solid manufacturing technology (LOM), which are mainly used to manufacture crowns, bridges, dental models and invisible orthotics.
What are the benefits of 3D printing dentures?
Cost saving-the price of 1 kg of cobalt-chromium alloy powder is about 5,000 yuan, and it takes about 2.3-2.5 grams of cobalt-chromium alloy powder to print a denture. At the same time, 3D printing turns most of the traditional manual production processes into digital operations in front of the computer, effectively reducing labor costs.
As like as two peas, CT can be used to get three-dimensional tooth data. After computer software is used, 3D printers can use titanium alloys or zirconia to print dentures exactly like genuine teeth. The digital operation of 3D printing only needs 3-5 processes, which greatly shortens the manufacturing cycle of denture.
Accurate customization - 3D printing treatment scheme: the patient's oral data is obtained by oral scanning instrument, and the treatment scheme is designed by computer analysis. The denture is directly formed by 3D printing, simple processing and porcelain. The whole process takes the accurate data of patients as the carrier, which improves the yield of denture production and makes patients wear more comfortable.
Improve brand - 3D printing technology can improve the manufacturing form of denture processing industry, promote the transformation of denture production from labor-intensive to capital and knowledge intensive to a certain extent, improve process, improve efficiency, enhance corporate brand image and market competitiveness, and promote industrial upgrading.
Revolutionary influence of 3D printing technology on dental development
With the application of 3D printing technology in the field of oral implant, it will not only bring changes to our concept, but also bring subversive development to oral clinic. The era of digital stomatology technology represented by oral CBCT diagnosis technology, chair side digital impression collection technology, CAD / CAM repair design and 3D printing processing technology has come. Dentistry is about to usher in the digital era of industrial development, and the whole dentistry will have subversive changes.
1. It will promote the industrialization process of oral digital solution system. Taking 3D printing as an opportunity, it will realize and promote the industrialization process of oral digital solution system, and have a revolutionary impact on the upgrading of traditional products and the research and development of new products. The technological revolution based on 3D printing technology can foresee the subsequent R & D of new supporting equipment (such as oral scanner), the generation of new biomaterials, the innovation of dental clinical regenerative tooth technology, etc. various equipment and technologies are constantly produced and combined to form an integrated diagnosis and treatment means, bringing a new style of oral implant. Including industry front-end: digital dental comprehensive treatment machine, digital dental imaging equipment; Middle end: information-based data transmission, digital image data storage and management, CAD / CAM software; End: 3D printing manufacturing technology, changing the traditional manufacturing process.
2. Promote the digital management of oral clinic with the rapid popularization of dental digital equipment, dental medical institutions enter the digital era, which will promote the digital management of oral clinic, so as to promote the emergence of digital management products and applications. The digital information management system can realize remote diagnosis, help doctors treat patients accurately and timely, improve doctor-patient communication, and effectively improve the technical level of oral medicine; The management elements such as appointment management, medical record management, charge management, material management and dental film management can be efficiently and comprehensively integrated, and the advanced equipment resources can be truly transformed into real business benefits and service quality.
3. The combination of personalized and convenient dental implant technology and 3D printing technology will bring revolutionary improvement to the personalized design and convenience of implant. Through the combination of image information and CAD / cam image processing system, the implant navigation template can be quickly printed through 3D printer, and finally the products meeting the design requirements can be output, The survival rate of implant teeth is greatly improved.
4. Subversive changes in the traditional denture industry. The traditional denture industry is a collective industry of labor and technology. There is a lot of dust and labor intensity in one production process, but denture production is also an art. Everyone's teeth are different. A slight deviation is unacceptable to patients. It is a job with high requirements for operators. For a long time, it is difficult to train and retain dental technicians in China. 3D printing has fast speed and high precision. It not only saves time and labor, but also has strong personalization. It will break the bottleneck of the denture industry and subvert the business model of the whole industry.