The Sci-Fi of Future Dentistry

by Annemarie Mannion; additional reporting by Lauren Krzyzostaniak
Dental Products Report, Dental Products Report July 2018, Volume 52, Issue 7

Not since the development of composites in the 1960s and the introduction of CAD/CAM in the 1980s has there been such an exciting time of innovation in dentistry. Researchers, manufacturers, scientists and practitioners are welcoming new and emerging technologies, from 3D printing and self-healing teeth to non-chemical disinfectants and digital scanning — all of which have the potential to transform in meaningful ways how dentistry is practiced. Read more…