Cecilia Verónica Siragusa Dameri

3D printing has been hailed as a disruptive technology which will change manufacturing. Used in aerospace, defense, art and design, 3D printing is becoming a subject of great interest in surgery. The technology has a particular resonance with dentistry and with advances in 3D imaging and modelling technologies such as cone beam computed tomography and intraoral scanning. It also has a relatively long history of use of CAD CAM technologies in dentistry, it will become of increasing importance. Uses of 3D printing include the production of drill guides for dental implants, the production of physical models for prosthodontics, orthodontics and surgery, the manufacture of dental, cranio-maxillo-facial and orthopaedic implants, and the fabrication of copings and frameworks for implant and dental restorations. It goes as far as endodontics, for example, and always with the same methodology and even the same software that were developed. So, to do a guided surgery we need the patient to go through 3 different phases: First, digital patient with the acquisition of data a tomography, later we will continue with a virtual patient: the mental planning of the rehabilitation can now be assisted and carried out in the different software that exist and finally we go to a real patient to perform the treatment, assisted with devices manufactured using milling or 3D printing technology. Despite these advances, many aspects of the digital workflow are still not fully investigated and improper use or poor understanding of this technology can lead to an accumulation of mistakes and diminish its advantages over conventional techniques. Or traditional pathway, so it is important to be clear about the clinical reality of new digital plans.

Dentist – FOUBA Endodontic Specialist -UMAI Head of practical work, chair of surgery II – FOUBA Doctoral student in Apical Microsurgery – FOUBA Author in national and international magazines In progress Dentobucomaxillary Prosthesis Specialist – FOUBA Former Head of the Emergency and Patient Guidance Service – FOUBA