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User Experience and Sustainability of 3D Printing in Dentistry

Background: 3D printing is a rapidly developing technology in the healthcare industry and in dentistry. Its application clearly shows that this area of digital dentistry has potential for everyday usage across all fields, including prosthodontics, orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, and oral implan...

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Autores principales: Hegedus, Tamas, Kreuter, Patrik, Kismarczi-Antalffy, Aron Attila, Demeter, Tamas, Banyai, Dorottya, Vegh, Adam, Geczi, Zoltan, Hermann, Peter, Payer, Michael, Zsembery, Akos, Al-Hassiny, Ahmad, Mukaddam, Khaled, Herber, Valentin, Jakse, Norbert, Vegh, Daniel
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8872260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35206116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041921
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author Hegedus, Tamas
Kreuter, Patrik
Kismarczi-Antalffy, Aron Attila
Demeter, Tamas
Banyai, Dorottya
Vegh, Adam
Geczi, Zoltan
Hermann, Peter
Payer, Michael
Zsembery, Akos
Al-Hassiny, Ahmad
Mukaddam, Khaled
Herber, Valentin
Jakse, Norbert
Vegh, Daniel
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Kreuter, Patrik
Kismarczi-Antalffy, Aron Attila
Demeter, Tamas
Banyai, Dorottya
Vegh, Adam
Geczi, Zoltan
Hermann, Peter
Payer, Michael
Zsembery, Akos
Al-Hassiny, Ahmad
Mukaddam, Khaled
Herber, Valentin
Jakse, Norbert
Vegh, Daniel
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description Background: 3D printing is a rapidly developing technology in the healthcare industry and in dentistry. Its application clearly shows that this area of digital dentistry has potential for everyday usage across all fields, including prosthodontics, orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, and oral implantology. However, despite gaining ground, there is a lack of information about how specialists (dentists and dental technicians) use additive technology. Our research group aimed to investigate the impact of social media on additive manufacturing technology among dental specialists and their everyday usage of 3D printing. Methods: This paper investigated specialists’ everyday usage of 3D printers via an online survey (Google Forms). The survey questions aimed to discover the number of 3D printers used, the accessibility of the devices, the annual cost, and the design programs. Since specialists tend to build online communities on social media, we circulated our study questionnaire using our profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram platforms during our research. Results: A total of 120 responses were received from 20 countries, with the most significant numbers being from Hungary 23.7% (n = 27), the United States 18.4% (n = 21), and the United Kingdom 7.9% (n = 9). Most of the participants were dentists (n = 68) or dental technicians (n = 29), but some CAD/CAM specialists (n = 23) also completed our survey. The participants had an average of 3.8 years (±0.7) of experience in the 3D printing field, and owned a total of 405 printing devices (3.6 on average/person). Conclusions: The impact of social media on this research field is growing increasingly. Hence, we support specialists in joining virtual communities on professional platforms. This article intended to provide a practical overview, feedback, and direction for dentists interested in 3D printing technology. From our survey, we can conclude that additive technology is broadening dental applications and the services that we can provide for our patients.
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spelling pubmed-88722602022-02-25 User Experience and Sustainability of 3D Printing in Dentistry Hegedus, Tamas Kreuter, Patrik Kismarczi-Antalffy, Aron Attila Demeter, Tamas Banyai, Dorottya Vegh, Adam Geczi, Zoltan Hermann, Peter Payer, Michael Zsembery, Akos Al-Hassiny, Ahmad Mukaddam, Khaled Herber, Valentin Jakse, Norbert Vegh, Daniel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Background: 3D printing is a rapidly developing technology in the healthcare industry and in dentistry. Its application clearly shows that this area of digital dentistry has potential for everyday usage across all fields, including prosthodontics, orthodontics, maxillofacial surgery, and oral implantology. However, despite gaining ground, there is a lack of information about how specialists (dentists and dental technicians) use additive technology. Our research group aimed to investigate the impact of social media on additive manufacturing technology among dental specialists and their everyday usage of 3D printing. Methods: This paper investigated specialists’ everyday usage of 3D printers via an online survey (Google Forms). The survey questions aimed to discover the number of 3D printers used, the accessibility of the devices, the annual cost, and the design programs. Since specialists tend to build online communities on social media, we circulated our study questionnaire using our profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram platforms during our research. Results: A total of 120 responses were received from 20 countries, with the most significant numbers being from Hungary 23.7% (n = 27), the United States 18.4% (n = 21), and the United Kingdom 7.9% (n = 9). Most of the participants were dentists (n = 68) or dental technicians (n = 29), but some CAD/CAM specialists (n = 23) also completed our survey. The participants had an average of 3.8 years (±0.7) of experience in the 3D printing field, and owned a total of 405 printing devices (3.6 on average/person). Conclusions: The impact of social media on this research field is growing increasingly. Hence, we support specialists in joining virtual communities on professional platforms. This article intended to provide a practical overview, feedback, and direction for dentists interested in 3D printing technology. From our survey, we can conclude that additive technology is broadening dental applications and the services that we can provide for our patients. MDPI 2022-02-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8872260/ /pubmed/35206116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041921 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Geczi, Zoltan
Hermann, Peter
Payer, Michael
Zsembery, Akos
Al-Hassiny, Ahmad
Mukaddam, Khaled
Herber, Valentin
Jakse, Norbert
Vegh, Daniel
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19041921
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