Taking 3D Printing to Another Level......Terminator Style !!
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TheWhisper
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I'd read about this technique in a few places, but hadn't yet seen it in progress. Damn, this is cool!
stickstones
Vapor concierge
This kind of technology baffles me...I'm getting old!
lwien
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Makes me pissed off that I won't be around in the next 25 to 30 years. Things are progressing really fast and they will only progress faster. But yeah, 5 to 10 years from now.........wow
.This technology will soon be in your local dentist offices. They'll be able to make your crown within minutes. No need to outsource to a lab.
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His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
Makes me pissed off that I won't be around in the next 25 to 30 years. Things are progressing really fast and they will only progress faster. But yeah, 5 to 10 years from now.........wow
This technology will soon be in your local dentist offices. They'll be able to make your crown within minutes. No need to outsource to a lab.
What makes you think you won't be around in some other form? Transplanting a head is just around the corner. They're also using 3d printing to create skin. Who knows....maybe we'll be using a 3d printer to create a self-functioning head and put your brain in it.
lwien
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There are sooooo many comical ways that I can elaborate on that, I just don't where to begin.
His_Highness
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
All of a sudden I feel like bowlingThere are sooooo many comical ways that I can elaborate on that, I just don't where to begin.
Mrmrmrmr
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And I often ask myself when reading your posts/pictures...why wasn't he a comedianThere are sooooo many comical ways that I can elaborate on that, I just don't where to begin.
Lol, I really should put this forum on my watch list!
Man is that video giving itself a lot of hype. I've been seeing it mentioned everywhere.
If I'm not mistaken, I believe this new technology is based on one that already exists - Stereolithographic 3D printing. Those printers use a modified home theater projector and a UV casting resin to 'pull' the item out of the resin like in the video.
The problem with those printers is the finished product. While speed and accuracy were improved, the finished is not as structurally sound as my FDM 3D printer. However that technology is popular for jewelers who want to cast their own intricate designs with high detail.
The only thing different about this 3D printer from its predecessors is the introduction of oxygen into the mix via a special container for the resin. I'm not really sure what exactly this does to the 3D printing aside from decreasing the print times....
Beyond that, the price per kG for the UV resin is outrageous - about 4x more expensive than what I pay for my FDM filament.
What if I told you the US military is already performing deep medical scans of all new soldiers - CAT scans, MRI's etc. All of this data is stored indefinitely with the intention of using it one day soon to rebuild a missing limb for a solder wounded in action.
It's so much closer than you think, Check out a company called Organovo - they are now selling 3D printed liver cells. Next up will be kidney cells, ultimately they want to sell 3D printed organs (no timetable yet, natch).
Heck I just read an article yesterday about 3D printed cartilage for noses! And since the technique isn't much different from what they already do, clinical trials will be here within several years.
Makes me pissed off that I won't be around in the next 25 to 30 years. Things are progressing really fast and they will only progress faster. But yeah, 5 to 10 years from now.........wow
This technology will soon be in your local dentist offices. They'll be able to make your crown within minutes. No need to outsource to a lab.
I thank God that I'm still young enough to know I will benefit from this technology to hopefully extend my lifespan considerably. The only catch I figure is it'll be expensive!
stickstones
Vapor concierge
I'd have to say, huh? I think somewhere around turning 40 is when new tech seems like magic.
3d printed cartilage and bone would save a great deal of pain for my son who has to have bone and cartilage grafting perfomed on his face in a few more years! so this I am amazed by!
may technology make us a more compassionate race.
Indeed, the new technology sounds like magic, but it's actually quite simple. The magic happens when people take existing technologies (like stem cell research) and introduce 3D printing into the mix. Suddenly you've gone from a 2D Petri dish, to full 3D glucose structure which the stem cells can grow "into".
I'm happy to hear this is good news for you! There is a VERY high chance 3D printing will be involved with his procedure. I'm sure if the technology isn't fully FDA approved yet, you could apply to get onto a clinical trial for it.
I expect 3D printed Cartilage to get FDA approval much faster than other technology like complete 3D printed organs
on a note of facial reconstruction technology I know for a fact its ridiculously rapid pace because what was 1 year ago a 2or 3 procedure process can now be done in 1 with minimal invasion elsewhere.
bone and cartilage grafting typically required donations from other areas of the body when we first spoke with surgeons ...... what fun that is!.... can we get a 2 for 1 incision fee on that!
I had one done a few weeks ago, laser scanned mouth and tooth, reshape the image on screen to check for clearances with other teeth and apearance (adjust in seconds), send to mini CNC machine, 20 mins later it was done and headed to staining which took 40 mins to dry. In and out in 2hrs 15 mins. Simply amazing!
lwien
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What was the cost comparison between this and the old standard way of making crowns or was there a difference?
If I recall and its been a while but i think its compairable in price if not less expensive now. It should be as it used to be 2-3 different appointments for the one crown. I over heard just the camera is $95k. I think the crown was about $1600 billed to insurance but they give a pretty big break for cash.
Sorry for derailing your thread. Back to 3D printers. I want one.
Sorry for derailing your thread. Back to 3D printers. I want one.