Custom products mean different things in different industries. In toys and manufacturing, custom products typically bear a likeness or comes emblazoned with a name. In clothing design, custom products require hours of hand-stitching and tailoring. In medicine, custom products save lives. That’s because human bodies are uniquely designed to reject anything that doesn’t immediately match […]
Read MoreWe already know that 3D printing helps create dental implant surgical guides faster than any other way. And because the process is entirely digital and automatic, there is no need for lengthy spot-checking or expensive handiwork. But 3D printing is making its mark in other surgical milieus as well, including this striking example from Spain: […]
Read More3D printing is used throughout the field of dentistry, and it isn’t hard to see why. 3D printing offers disruptive advantages of speed, cost, safety, and convenience in a variety of settings. Common applications include the fabrication of restorations, crowns, impressions, and surgical guides. Why would you want to switch over to 3D printing throughout […]
Read More3D printing changes the entire manufacturing paradigm. Products that once required an expensive mold to be created, and a run of 10,000 items, can now be fabricated as one-offs to suit custom needs. Nowhere is this more immediately useful than in medicine, where one size has never really fit all. Getting the proper materials, tolerances […]
Read MoreHow do you pick a surgical guide for your dental implantology procedures? Several companies offer more or less the same product, a fact which leaves many dentists scratching their heads at the options available. We can help. Determining which surgical guide to choose is about more than just price comparisons; you also want to work […]
Read MoreDentistry is a demanding field, especially when patients arrive in need of advanced surgical care. Implantology is the art and science of installing dental implants, and is generally considered one of the most exacting specialties in the industry. For many years, dentists prepared and executed dental implant procedures based on rough X-ray images or cone […]
Read MoreDental implant surgical guides have become increasingly easy to make and reliable to work with. But dental surgery isn’t the only field where engineers are pushing the envelope of what is possible with individualized 3D printing technology. This story underscores just how far we’ve come. A 3D printed heart is helping surgeons visualize and rehearse […]
Read MoreWe recently came across an article which describes in some detail the many ways that 3D printing is changing surgery, and how 3D imaging can help surgeons prepare before they operate. This article focused on back surgery, which is more complex than the dental implant procedures we support at Scan Implant Guide. But it nonetheless […]
Read MoreAt Scan Implant Guide, we are proud to work at the bleeding edge of dental technology, bringing precision devices and individualized surgical plans to dental professionals around the country. As it happens, we’re not alone. One recent report took a look into the future to predict the coming demand for 3D printing in dental technologies, […]
Read MoreAt Scan Implant Guide, we are constantly turning around precision dental guides on a deadline, giving dentists and surgeons fast access to the most advanced guides in the nation. Because we live and thrive on the tech side of the equation, we are rarely involved directly in the persuasion side: teaching dental professionals and their […]
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