Prasad T Srinivasa, Sujatha Govindarajan, Muruganandhan Jayanandan, Patil Shankargouda, Raj A Thirumal
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College & Hospital, Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Sri Venkateswara Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
J Contemp Dent Pract. 2018 Jan 1;19(1):1-2. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-2203.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing involves the process of constructing a 3D solid object from a digital file. Charles Hull was the first to introduce 3D printer in 1983 by using the technique of stereolithography. Since the 1990s 3D printing has gained attention in the field of medicine where more precision is required and has largely replaced the traditional technique in prosthetic works..
三维（3D）打印涉及从数字文件构建三维实体对象的过程。1983年，查尔斯·赫尔首次通过立体光刻技术引入了3D打印机。自20世纪90年代以来，3D打印在需要更高精度的医学领域受到关注，并在很大程度上取代了假肢制作中的传统技术。
