virtual crown, bridge or other restorations. The restoration is then milled from a special type of porcelain. We do all of this in a single visit in our office, saving the patient and us time and avoiding the inconvenience of a second visit,” Lloyd said.
Lloyd says TECHFIT is right on target by providing 3D printed custom plates or implants, addressing a range of issues from the painful temporomandibular joint( TMJ) defects to midface reconstruction and reconstructive bone grafts.
“ The ability to plan and visualize the final outcome of implant supported dental reconstruction is a game changer. We can now manipulate components in the virtual realm and using 3D printing, create custom guides that allow us to select and place those components more precisely,” he said.“ This can make the actual surgery faster and more predictable. In many cases the
prosthesis can be made in advance and we have much more confidence that it will fit and appear exactly as we intended. It is a competitive and rapidly advancing field. I’ m excited to learn more about TECHFIT’ s latest innovations.”
Preparing to showcase the latest innovative technology, TECHFIT will host the 7th Global Digital Surgery Meeting in Daytona Beach in October. The conference will bring together more than 200 of the world’ s best reconstructive surgeons, topclass researchers and engineers to create the surgical tools of the future and train young surgeons on better uses of the technology according to Toro.
“ TECHFIT will also be launching a point of care system where smaller hospitals and ambulatory care centers can access 3D printing and 3D surgical planning technologies for a fraction of
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