Tsolakis Ioannis A, Gizani Sotiria, Tsolakis Apostolos I, Panayi Nearchos
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece.
Department of Paediatric Dentistry, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 11527, Greece.
Children (Basel). 2022 Jul 23;9(8):1107. doi: 10.3390/children9081107.
Three-dimensional (3D) designing and manufacturing technology is a direct derivative of digital technology. Three-dimensional volume and surface acquisition, CAD software, and 3D manufacturing are major changes included in daily practice in many orthodontic and pedodontic offices. Customized appliances can be designed using dental CAD software or general-purpose CAD software in the office or a laboratory. Materials that can be used are resins, alloys, or zirconia.
The search strategy of this critical review included keywords in combination with MeSH terms in Medline, Scopus, and Cochrane Library up to June 2022 in the English language without any limit to the publication period.
According to our search, 12 articles were selected for our study. All the articles were in vitro prospective studies.
The results suggested that almost all the known appliances can be designed and printed in a tailor-made fashion in contrast to the traditional one-size-fits-all approach. Customized appliances should be manufactured according to the patient's needs, and this is justified by the certainty that this approach will be beneficial for the patient's treatment. There is a need for more research on all direct 3D-printed appliances.
三维（3D）设计与制造技术是数字技术的直接衍生物。三维体积和表面获取、CAD软件以及3D制造是许多正畸和儿童牙科诊所日常实践中包含的主要变革。定制矫治器可在诊所或实验室使用牙科CAD软件或通用CAD软件进行设计。可用的材料有树脂、合金或氧化锆。
本综述性文献的检索策略包括在Medline、Scopus和Cochrane图书馆中结合医学主题词（MeSH）的关键词，检索截至2022年6月的英文文献，对发表时间无任何限制。
根据我们的检索，12篇文章被选入我们的研究。所有文章均为体外前瞻性研究。
结果表明，与传统的一刀切方法相比，几乎所有已知矫治器都可以采用量身定制的方式进行设计和打印。定制矫治器应根据患者需求制造，并且这种方法对患者治疗有益这一点是确定无疑的，这证明了这种做法的合理性。对于所有直接3D打印矫治器，都需要进行更多研究。
