Additive CAD/CAM of monolithic zirconia for dental restorations KU Leuven
ZIRCONIA ceramics have been booming for the last ten years to produce metal-free dental crowns and bridges, thanks to the excellent mechanical properties and the CAD/CAM production process. Current dental CAD/CAM technologies subtractively mill the ceramic blocks, wasting a large amount of material and introducing machining defects. Alternatively, ADDITIVE manufacturing, i.e. 3D-printing, as the manufacturing technology of the future, can ...