3D PRINTING: A COMFORTING PROSPECT IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

Dental treatment of children poses significant challenges for clinicians. An adult patient can understand the gravity of the situation and the consequences that come with it, so they work with their doctors to tackle the issues. While a child patient is emotionally immature and have lots of fear and anxiety associated with dental treatment. Hence it would not be fair to expect from them the magnitude of concern and cooperation towards dental treatment.To meet the needs and requirements for pediatric dental patients, Pediatric dentistry is advancing and shifting towards better to perform dental treatment effectively and efficiently. Among these advancements concept of 3D printing has recently emerged. 3D printing is a manufacturing process in which formation of object is done by building one layer at a time. Various sectors from education to industry are covered through 3D printing. A significant application has been shown by 3D printing in clinical and laboratory techniques in many areas of dentistry.