{"id":17680,"date":"2018-08-28T16:18:30","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T21:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepapergown.zocdoc.com\/?p=17680"},"modified":"2023-03-03T15:12:06","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T20:12:06","slug":"how-3d-printing-is-infiltrating-dental-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/blog\/healthcare-trends\/how-3d-printing-is-infiltrating-dental-care\/","title":{"rendered":"How 3D Printing Is Infiltrating Dental Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 201<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5, Amos Dudley, a student at New Jersey Institute of Technology, grew tired of his smile. A few of his top teeth ran slightly askew, but as a college undergrad, he didn\u2019t have the disposable funds to shell out for orthodontic treatments. What he did have were his school\u2019s top-tier 3D printing tools. \u201cWhat is to stop someone, who has access to a 3D printer, from making their own orthodontic aligners?\u201d Dudley later <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/amosdudley.com\/weblog\/Ortho\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrote<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on his blog.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After extensive research, Dudley took matters into his own hands and began printing a series of aligners (clear, Invisalign-style braces) to whip his teeth into shape. With professional-grade materials and equipment, Dudley took molds and castings of his teeth, which he then scanned to create the digital models he printed. Finally, using retainer plastic, he created the aligners. He wore them for 16 weeks with notable success. \u201cAs far as I know,\u201d he wrote, \u201cI\u2019m the first person to have tried DIY-ing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While no orthodontist would endorse Dudley\u2019s rogue approach to teeth-straightening,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">credentialed dental professionals are making use of 3D printing. In fact, the practice is emerging as a time-saving trend for patients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparencymarketresearch.com\/dental-3d-printer-market.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to analytics and research firm Transparency Market Research, the dental 3D-printing industry was valued at $903 million in 2016, with 16.5 percent growth expected by 2025. EnvisionTEC, a manufacturer of 3D printers, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/envisiontec.com\/envisiontec-previews-high-speed-3d-printer-dental-market-lmt-lab-day-chicago\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a 75 percent yearly increase in dental printer sales in 2016. From <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/envisiontec.com\/3d-printed-dentures\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dentures<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tjmccue\/2017\/09\/14\/3d-printing-moves-align-technology-toward-1-3-billion-in-sales\/#26152b435378\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clear aligners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the technology has become part of many aspects of dentistry, but is this something the average patient can \u2014 and should \u2014 sink their teeth into?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite seeming uber-futuristic, 3D printing technology has probably been used in dental procedures for most patients, says John Fernandez, director of sales and business development at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sprintray.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SprintRay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a dental 3D printer manufacturer. For instance, when a dentist takes a mold of a patient\u2019s mouth for an operation like a dental implant, the doctor sends that mold to an offsite lab where the implant is sometimes created by a 3D printer. \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think patients are getting use out of 3D printed appliances and they don\u2019t even know it,\u201d Fernandez said. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After all, if the machine isn\u2019t in front of you, how would you ever know?<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartechpublishing.com\/blog\/state-dental-3d-printing-2018\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to market research group SmarTech Publishing, 88 percent of dental printers currently reside in outside laboratories. By 2027, they estimate a huge shift: Fifty-four percent of printers will be housed in dental offices themselves. \u201cHaving a printer in the office eliminates the doctor\u2019s need to outsource the appliances that are used in certain procedures,\u201d Fernandez said. \u201cUltimately what it does is empower the doctor to get some of the tools they need quicker.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York City dentist Dr. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zocdoc.com\/dentist\/sharde-harvey-dds-ms-ba-715\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sharde Harvey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been using new tech in her practice since 2005. She relies on a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eliezerganon.wordpress.com\/2014\/08\/11\/3d-printing-versus-cadcam-milling-in-dentistry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contemporary of 3D printing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dentsplysirona.com\/en\/products\/cad-cam\/dental-practice.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEREC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics), which entails digitally scanning, designing and milling (carving a new item out of material) a tooth or crown. Having an in-office CEREC machine, which Harvey says costs about $80,000, lets her offer a service called the \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uppereastdentalinnovations.com\/contents\/more-info\/the-lunchtime-crown\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lunchtime Crown.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d If a patient breaks a tooth, Harvey can scan and create a crown in a matter of 90 minutes, without anyone having to leave the office. She can even make on-the-spot adjustments to color and shape in the event of an incorrect fit. This could take weeks if she had to outsource the crown manufacturing. Harvey likes the level of control CEREC gives her throughout the entire process. \u201cWhen a patient comes in,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019m the lab tech and I\u2019m the dentist.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should patients worry that care is compromised when dentists take on dual roles? Is a quickly printed dental<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appliance as well-made as one that takes longer to produce? Harvey is optimistic: The tech is meant to reduce human error by cutting down on the number of people involved in producing dental appliances, and to make higher-quality crowns and veneers. Offering technology-assisted services, Harvey says, has assuaged a lot of patients\u2019 dental fears; emergency tooth-chippers with upcoming vacations or events find comfort in knowing she provides a quick fix. It\u2019s also attracted new patients to her practice. \u201cI have the Mercedes of equipment in my office,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that a patient should always look for a doctor that\u2019s invested in technology. It shows they\u2019re passionate about what they&#8217;re doing.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it\u2019s wise to do your homework. Patients should ask about insurance coverage for procedures involving printed dental implants. The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.org\/en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American Dental Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also recommends asking about a clinician\u2019s experience and past success with the technology. Can they provide information on the durability of printed implants created for other patients? Research suggests they should last years: In <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/ijd\/2016\/8590971\/abs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one 2016 study<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, researchers followed up with 82 patients who\u2019d received printed titanium implants three years earlier and found that 95 percent were going strong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, no treatment comes without drawbacks, especially in emerging technology. In a 2017 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degruyter.com\/downloadpdf\/j\/jim.2017.2.issue-1\/jim-2017-0032\/jim-2017-0032.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clinical review<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> published in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine,<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> authors mention the cost of the technology (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rolanddga.com\/products\/dental\/dwp-80s-dental-3d-printer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one popular model<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> costs about $16,000), as well as the possibility that the resin used in printing can cause skin irritation. The article concludes that \u201ceven after all the technological developments in 3D printing, these methods cannot act as substitutes for the classical techniques that have been established in dental manufacturing,\u201d with authors reasoning that no computer has the hands-on expertise of a trained clinician.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvey, though, sees the allure of high-tech dentistry in the way it combines computer capability with human care. One of her patients referred a relative who\u2019d flown to New York from the Dominican Republic and needed four teeth repaired in as many days. \u201cBefore she left, everything had to be perfect,\u201d Harvey recalled. While the crowns had to endure a series of tweaks, Harvey was able to complete the process quickly because she had access to both the patient and the CEREC machine. \u201cThat interaction is really an important piece for patient satisfaction.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"s1\">Ready to book a dentist&#8217;s appointment? 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