The production and materials of mouthguards: Conventional vs additive manufacturing - A systematic review
Victor Paes Dias Gonçalves,
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira,
Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera
Affiliations
Victor Paes Dias Gonçalves
State University of the Northen Rio de Janeiro - UENF, Advanced Materials Laboratory - LAMAV, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, 28013-602 Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
Carlos Maurício Fontes Vieira
State University of the Northen Rio de Janeiro - UENF, Advanced Materials Laboratory - LAMAV, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, 28013-602 Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
Henry Alonso Colorado Lopera
State University of the Northen Rio de Janeiro - UENF, Advanced Materials Laboratory - LAMAV, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, 28013-602 Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil; CCComposites Laboratory, Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin, Colombia; Corresponding author. State University of the Northen Rio de Janeiro - UENF, Advanced Materials Laboratory - LAMAV, Av. Alberto Lamego, 2000, 28013-602 Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
This investigation presents a critical analysis of mouthguard production, focusing on the evaluation of conventional vs additive manufacturing methods, the materials involved, and aspects such as their failure and prevention. It also summarizes the current trends, perspectives, and the main limitations. It is shown that some of the shortcomings can be solved by implementing additive manufacturing technologies, which are systematically reviewed in this research. Due to the specific materials used to produce mouthguards, there are certain additive manufacturing technologies that dominate and a wide variety of raw materials. The costs vary depending on the technology.
