DENTAL MODELS CREATED BY INTRAORAL SCANNING AND 3D PRINTING

Abstract

Introduction and aim: Dental models are widely used in dentistry. The transmission of oral cavity situation outside patient's mouth brings us information in the field of diagnostics, treatment planning, and the fabrication planning of dental products. Dental models can be used in any dental field. They are particularly linked to prosthodontics, orthodontics, and maxillofacial surgery. The aim of this article is to report the benefits of the intraoral scanning in conjuction with 3D printing to the reader. Also, it describes their basic principles and presents the most useful technologies of 3D printing for production in dentistry according to the current literature. Materials and methods: The literature search and survey were focused on intraoral scanning and 3D printing. PubMed, Scopus, and Ebsco databases were used to find the articles. Their applicability in dentistry, the inclusion of a control group, and the age of the article within five years were essential for their subsequent selection. Conclusion: The included studies show that the technologies of direct intraoral scanning and 3D printing are already clinically usable today, and in the future we can expect their further development for everyday practice.

Keywords

• dental models
• intraoral scanner
• 3d printing