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Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by 0_____0 on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @04:27PM (#45828261)
Seeing SLA 3D printers at my dentist's office was pretty cool. Apparently they use them for a variety of fixturing and jigs, and have a workflow that includes a handheld scanning unit that SLAMs to generate a solid model of the patient's teeth.
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Re:New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise to... by limaoscarjuliet on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @04:39PM (#45828406)
I have 4 crowns, 2 done using moulds, 2 using the 3d scanner. Same doc, same office. The moulded ones were ok with some adjustments, but the 3d scanned ones were perfect since day 1. I'm happy with the progress in dentistry.
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