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This 22-year-old engineer 3D prints dentures to give low-income Americans their smiles back (www.cnn.com)

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In the US, about 72 million adults, roughly 27% of the population, do not have dental insurance.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

if only they could do crowns too, which are usually around 1-2k/tooth even with "insurance', thats why ROOT canals are expensive. crowns are half the cost.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

Both can be unnecessary and eventually lead to a dead tooth that will require an implant.