Howard H Yen1, Panagiota G Stathopoulou2. 1. Postdoctoral Periodontics Resident, Department of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2. Assistant Professor of Periodontics and Director of Postdoctoral Periodontics, Department of Periodontics, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: CAD/CAM and 3D-printing are emerging manufacturing technologies in dentistry. In the field of alveolar ridge augmentation, graft customization utilizing these technologies can result in significant reduction of surgical time. A review of the literature on materials, techniques and applications of CAD/CAM and 3D-printing available for alveolar ridge augmentation was performed. RECENT FINDINGS: CAD/CAM applications for milling of customized block grafts of allogeneic, xenogeneic, and alloplastic origins have been reported, and currently only limited products are commercially available. 3D-printing applications are limited to alloplastic graft materials and containment shells, and have been mostly used in animal studies for optimizing biomaterials' properties. SUMMARY: While current data support the potential use of CAD/CAM and 3D-printing for graft customization for alveolar ridge augmentation procedures, additional research is needed on predictability and long-term stability of the grafted sites.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: CAD/CAM and 3D-printing are emerging manufacturing technologies in dentistry. In the field of alveolar ridge augmentation, graft customization utilizing these technologies can result in significant reduction of surgical time. A review of the literature on materials, techniques and applications of CAD/CAM and 3D-printing available for alveolar ridge augmentation was performed. RECENT FINDINGS: CAD/CAM applications for milling of customized block grafts of allogeneic, xenogeneic, and alloplastic origins have been reported, and currently only limited products are commercially available. 3D-printing applications are limited to alloplastic graft materials and containment shells, and have been mostly used in animal studies for optimizing biomaterials' properties. SUMMARY: While current data support the potential use of CAD/CAM and 3D-printing for graft customization for alveolar ridge augmentation procedures, additional research is needed on predictability and long-term stability of the grafted sites.
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Keywords:
3D-printing; CAD/CAM; block graft; guided bone regeneration; ridge augmentation
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