Digital and smart devices to assist dentists in diagnosing and treating patients have become one of the mainstream methods in the dental field. Professional dental 3D printers are becoming increasingly popular in dental clinics and large hospitals. However, in the market, there are many brands of dental 3D printers, and each brand has its own unique advantages. For dentists who value the value of use, how to choose a product that suits them from so many price and functional dental 3D printers?
1. Simple operation.
Whether it is dentistry or other departments, the work of medical staff is relatively busy. Therefore, as an auxiliary device for dentists, 3D printers must be simple and easy to use in operation and do not need to spend too much time to study and research. For example, pioNect D133, you only need to insert the memory card, select the model, and start printing directly, which is also a breeze for novices.
2. Printing accuracy.
The primary condition for choosing a 3D printer as an auxiliary device in the dental field is high printing accuracy. Many 3D printer manufacturers use technical parameters such as printing layer thickness, laser spot size, and pixel size to mislead customers to purchase equipment. In fact, 3D printer quality, molding technology, consumable selection, slicing software settings, post-processing and other factors will affect the accuracy of the object after molding.
Therefore, the accuracy of a 3D printer can only be judged by its final printed parts. The printing accuracy is evaluated by comparing the scanned data of the final printed product with the initial design data; a better method is to customize the design and use the original data Compare with the final printout. Only in this way can we obtain the most accurate printing accuracy.
3. Return on investment
At present, the use of dental 3D printers can help dentists more intuitively and quickly diagnose the condition of dental patients, so as to formulate a more appropriate course of treatment for the patient. While improving efficiency, it can also reduce the cost of diagnosis and treatment and help patients reduce the economic pressure brought by medical treatment. Therefore, when choosing a dental 3D printer, the following points should be considered:
（1） Upfront costs include not only machine costs, but also training and potential software costs.
（2） Operating costs, modeling, printing supplies and other costs.
（3） Service and maintenance costs, pay attention to some mandatory service contracts that may appear. These contracts cost 20% of the upfront cost of the printer each year, which is also a considerable expense.
4. the printing speed and the number of simultaneous printing
The technologies currently used by mainstream dental 3D printers on the market are SLA, DLP and LCD. As far as technical parameters are concerned, the printing speeds of these three technologies are similar. Just pay attention to whether the light source they use is easy to use and whether the service life is long enough. In terms of print output, the larger the size and the larger the quantity, the lower the printing accuracy. Therefore, for dental clinics or hospitals, whether to buy a large-size printer or multiple devices to achieve mass production is a question of wisdom.
5. Selected materials and application fields
After all, dental 3D printers in clinics and hospitals are now trusted and used by more and more professional dentists, and they have become one of the most common equipment in their studios. Therefore, the consumables and functions of the selected dental 3D printer must be complete.
Therefore, when choosing a dental 3D printer, you need to know whether the printer can only use specified cons
umables or third-party materials. After understanding it clearly, it will be much easier when choosing a 3D printer brand.