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An update on applications of 3D printing technologies used for processing polymers used in implant dentistry

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Polymer additive manufacturing (AM) technologies have been incorporated in digital workflows within implant dentistry. This article reviews the main polymer AM technologies in implant dentistry, as well as their applications in the field such as manufacturing surgical guides, custom trays, working implant casts, and provisional restorations.

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  1. College of Dentistry, Texas A&M University, 3302 Gaston Avenue, Room 713, Dallas, TX, 75246, USA

    Marta Revilla-León

  2. University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Marta Revilla-León

  3. Revilla Research Center, Madrid, Spain

    Marta Revilla-León

  4. Dallas, TX, USA

    Mehrad Sadeghpour

  5. Dental Materials Unit, Center for Dental and Oral Medicine Clinic for Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics and Dental Materials Science, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Mutlu Özcan

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Revilla-León, M., Sadeghpour, M. & Özcan, M. An update on applications of 3D printing technologies used for processing polymers used in implant dentistry. Odontology 108, 331–338 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10266-019-00441-7

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