Abstract
During the last few years, digital technology has been the main cause of many changes
in dentistry and orthodontics. The ability to digitization of the oral cavity, the
invention of CAD software, 3D printers, and printing materials helped the formation
of the in-office designing and printing appliances concept. Fixed appliance customization
on the other hand is a concept that could only be applied in special manufacturing
companies. The installation of a digital laboratory in the orthodontic office allowed
the production of customized fixed appliances. The workflow configuration of in-office
printing of custom-made brackets consists of a novel CAD software called Ubrackets,
a 3D printer for the printing of the customized brackets and a resin or slurry to
be used for the manufacturing of the brackets. Brackets printing can be performed
by the use of hybrid ceramic permanent crown resin or zirconia slurry in a slightly
different workflow configuration. Research has been conducted to study the various
stages of printing as long as the material properties of the various resins and slurries
to be used for customized bracket printing. More studies need to be performed in order
to optimize the printing outcome.
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