Dental restorations such as crowns: When it comes to dentures or braces we all know that it’s unique and there is no one-size-fits-all, and patients have to often undergo multiple iterations to get their perfect matching mouthpiece as dentist work their way through different treatments to make a perfect fit. This is when 3D printing becomes an ideal fit for the dental industry, making unique surgical guides, crowns, and trays quickly and cheaply. It reduces the complicated lengthy process of taking physical impressions and creating a mock-up out of plaster for the patient’s teeth and to manufacture a tooth. When using this technology a 3D digital x-ray done by an intra-oral scanner, a camera quickly creates a 3D rendering of the teeth and surrounding gums in a digital format. Further, the 3D printer device prints the tooth instantly without the patient leaving the chair and doing multiple visits.