Comparison of 3D printed dental materials, their production methods, and properties relative to conventional dental materials [48, 55, 56]
Material | Production method | Properties (3D printed) | Properties (conventional) |
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Polymeric resins | SLA or DLP | Biocompatible, customizable, smooth finish | May lack customization, potentially less biocompatible depending on source |
Ceramics | Binder jetting or SLA with ceramic-filled resins | High strength, esthetic, biocompatible | Highly esthetic, durable, but less customizable |
Metal alloys (e.g., cobalt-chrome) | SLM or EBM | Durable, high tensile strength, customizable | Extremely durable, used for long-term restorations, not easily customizable |
Thermoplastic materials (e.g., PEEK, PEKK) | FDM | Durable, biocompatible, flexible, good for temporary prosthetics | Durable, but more suited for mass production |
Wax | FDM or SLA/DLP with wax-like resins | Useful for casting applications, easy to melt and shape | Traditional in lost-wax casting, manually shaped |
Bioinks (for tissue engineering) | Bioprinting | Can incorporate live cells, for potential tissue regeneration | Traditional tissue grafts, less customizable |
Composite resins | SLA/DLP with composite resins | Combination of ceramic and polymer; esthetic, durable | Often hand-layered, with good esthetics but potentially less precision |
PEEK: polyetheretherketone; PEKK: polyetherketoneketone; DLP: digital light processing; SLM: selective laser melting; EBM: electron beam melting
KP: Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. RS: Conceptualization, Visualization, Writing—review & editing. AD: Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision. DD, MAI, PP, and AP: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology. PPB, MS, PS, and BB: Conceptualization, Writing—review & editing.
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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