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The Use of 3D Printed Tooth Preparation to Assist in Teaching and Learning in Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics Courses
Author(s) -
Boonsiriphant Piriya,
AlSalihi Zeina,
Holloway Julie A.,
Schneider Galen B.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of prosthodontics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.902
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1532-849X
pISSN - 1059-941X
DOI - 10.1111/jopr.12918
Subject(s) - fixed prosthodontics , prosthodontics , 3d printed , ideal (ethics) , dentistry , computer science , orthodontics , visualization , engineering drawing , biomedical engineering , medicine , medical physics , engineering , artificial intelligence , philosophy , epistemology
Tooth preparation for fixed dental prostheses is not an easy procedure to understand spatially, especially for first‐year dental students. This technical report describes an innovative technique for assisting learning in preclinical fixed prosthodontics courses. Ideal full‐contour tooth preparations are digitally scanned and 3D printed to the exact specifications of the ideal preparation. Students and faculty use these printed tooth preparations as teaching and learning tools to facilitate in 3D visualization for fixed prosthodontics courses.