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The applicability of 3D printers in digital dentistry
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Keywords

CAD-CAM
Three-Dimensional Printing
Dentistry

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The applicability of 3D printers in digital dentistry. (2025). Electronic Journal Collection Health, 25(9), e21187. https://doi.org/10.25248/reas.e21187.2025

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the applicability and efficiency of the 3D printing method in contrast to conventional analog fabrications. Methods: This is an integrative literature review, comprising studies published between 2013 and 2023, in English and with full text freely available or accessible from the CAPES Portal. The guiding question was: What applicability and efficiency do CAD-CAM systems offer to contemporary dentistry? The bibliographic search was carried out in October 2023, using the PubMed database, using the following descriptors: “CAD/CAM dentistry”, “digital dentistry” and “manufacturing 3D print”, interspersed with the Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”, respectively. Results: After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 27 articles were selected to be evaluated in this study, which presented a series of possibilities and benefits of using 3D printers to the dentist's praxis compared to the analog working methodologies exercised by the various odontological specialties. Final considerations: 3D printers have the characteristics and properties to be used in specific clinical situations. And over time, they tend to expand their range of functions.

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