MANUFACTURING OF DENTAL PROSTHESES BASED ON RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Rapid prototyping (RP) technologies are the most widely applied and known fabrication methods that are based on additive fabrication principles. As the result of the development in modern imaging, computerized three dimensional data processing and advanced engineering techniques, medical prostheses like dental prostheses can be accurately designed from computer aided design (CAD) technique and the physical model of prostheses can be produced through rapid prototyping (RP), rapid tooling (RT), and computer aided manufacturing (CAM) technology. This paper discusses the methods of design and fabrication of dental prosthese by using RP technologies.