A Review of 3D Printing in Dentistry: Technologies, Affecting Factors, and Applications

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Digital design process and construction of mandibular custom trays. (a) The standard mandibular edentulous cast. (b) Three-dimensional (3D) digital model after scanning of the cast. (c) Trim the edge area of the model. (d) Add handles to the model to form a tray. (e) The custom tray is printed using fused deposition modeling. (f) The tray and the original cast are highly compatible [31].

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