Title: 3D Printing in Dentistry - Sculpting the Way It Is

Abstract:

One of the most immediate emerging trends is the use of 3D printing in the field of medicine and dentistry. 3D printing technology has the potential to be very beneficial to patients and doctors in terms of patient-specific individualized management. These inventive advances have been gradually advancing into medicinal gadgets, cutting down expenses in the social insurance industry and making it less demanding for  patients to oversee interminable conditions. Dental research centers can create crowns, bridges, stone models, implants and different surgical, endodontic and orthodontic appliances by strategies that combine oral scanning, 3D printing and CAD/CAM design. Current  3D  printing  has been utilized for the advancement of models for quite a while and it has started to discover its utilization in the realm of manufacturing. This review is focussed around the advances in additive manufacturing and its developing applications in the field of Dentistry.

Biography:

Hemant Sawhney, an alumnus of K.D. Dental College, Mathura completed his M.D.S. in Oral Medicine & Radiology in the year 2010 from Dr. B R Ambedkar University, Agra. His drive to keep abreast with latest breakthroughs in his field has motivated him to maintain intense association with academics. He has been striving continuously to upgrade his skills to master state of the art equipment with cutting edge technology. His keen interest in academics has motivated him to impart knowledge to both graduates and postgraduates students. He has been in organizing committee of CDEs and National Post Graduate Convention in the past and his zest for knowledge has led him to attend diverse workshops and conferences. His forte is diagnosing and treating patients suffering from pre-cancer lesions and conditions, maxillofacial dental radiology, chair side investigations, patients with chronic orofacial pain especially TMDs.  He is a firm believer in the philosophy of “Oral Health for Overall Health”. He has 39 publications in National and International peer reviewed indexed journals.