Review Article

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

Table 1

Materials and main advantages of 3D printing technologies. The table shows three kinds of 3D printing technologies and their respective classification, materials, and main advantages.

TechniquesClassificationMaterialsAdvantages

Powder bed fusionSLMRequire no debinding process [1]
SLSMetal materials [2]Suitable for metal [3]
EBM
DMLSProduce dense end-products [4]

Light curingSLAGood mechanical resistance [5]
DLPResin [6], ceramic [7]Reduced construction time [5]
PJHigher surface quality of manufactured objects [7]

Fused deposition modelingThermoplastic materials [3]Biocompatible and high mechanical strength of fabricated scaffolds [8]