By The Numbers: Additive Growth
Inside Dental Technology delivers updates on digital workflows, materials, lab techniques, and innovation in dental technology through expert articles and videos.
March 1, 2022
Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2022
Page(s): p. 6
The presence of additive manufacturing technology in dental laboratories has become increasingly common in recent years, to the point that nearly two-thirds of US laboratories now utilize a 3D printer. The National Association of Dental Laboratories began surveying its membership about 3D printing in 2019, and below are some of the results from 2021.
57% of US dental laboratories with 3D printers use them for 10 or more cases per day on average.