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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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[–] GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Dental 3D printing is a different beast from consumer printers. The dental printers are already certified to actually create regulator approved devices that can go in a patient's mouth.