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3D Digital Data, Additive Manufacturing and Medicine – The advantages and gaps

Additive Manufacturing

Take, for example, the commercialization of Invisalign dental aligners in 1999 using indirect 3D printing of forms, and the creation of patient-matched in-ear hearing aid cases by Siemens in the early 2000s, with millions of patients treated. As metal 3D printing and materials have advanced so have solutions for healthcare.