To: 2ndDivisionVet
My dentist 3d-printed my crowns, in the office, while I waited. Perfect fit, and good for the rest of my life...
To: Dubh_Ghlase
Are you serious? Because I’m their next customer. Does the process have a particular name?
12 posted on
01/28/2015 7:11:47 PM PST by
Veto!
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To: Dubh_Ghlase
A couple of us would like to know whether this is a less expensive process.??? The article seems to suggest it is.
"You can make things for tens of dollars rather than thousands of dollars," said Stanford University professor Dr. Paul Wang, a cardiovascular and …
19 posted on
01/28/2015 7:22:38 PM PST by
Veto!
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To: Dubh_Ghlase
My dentist 3d-printed my crowns, in the office, while I waited. Perfect fit, and good for the rest of my life... Interesting. I had a couple of implants placed in 2010. Had to get impressions taken and return in a week.
26 posted on
01/28/2015 9:10:43 PM PST by
Ken H
(What happens on the internet, stays on the internet.)
To: Dubh_Ghlase
"My dentist 3d-printed my crowns, in the office, while I waited. Perfect fit, and good for the rest of my life... Yes, but dental crowns and other bridgework are done on machines that do "subtractive printing" (i.e. it's a 5-axis milling machine), and not "additive printing", which is what most folks consider "3D printing".
33 posted on
01/29/2015 12:23:11 PM PST by
Wonder Warthog
(Newly fledged NRA Life Member (after many years as an "annual renewal" sort))
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