DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF CUSTOMIZED DENTAL IMPLANTS BY USING REVERSE ENGINEERING AND SELECTIVE LASER MELTING TECHNOLOGY

摘要

Statement of problem. Recently a new therapeutic concept of patient-specific implant dentistry has been advanced based on computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing technology. However, a comprehensive study of the design and 3-dimensional (3D) printing of the customized implants, their mechanical properties, and their biomechanical behavior is lacking.