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<blockquote data-quote="Tranquil" data-source="post: 350292" data-attributes="member: 20741"><p>I think it has value if you don't spend tons of money on it. </p><p>It is possible to get into digital, printed models inexpensively. You can receive scans/STL files from the doctors/offices no problem ( except, maybe primescan and such, which would require you to buy their license to work with files or convert them into STL-files) then you can install Blender, for example ( free and open source 3D modeling software) , then you can buy dirt cheap add-on module from Blender ( I think it called blender for dental model designer or something) to create finished model files. Well, then you going to need a decent printer. Printers, that most of the labs use these days are good and getting cheaper ( they are mostly SLA - stereolithography: laser and liquid resin),BUT the cost of producing models is kind of high (cost of material, trays, maintenance etc) - dollars, not pennies... Alternatively, you can get nice reliable FDM printer (fused deposition modeling - basically heated filament),something like Prusa, for about $1k and start printing model that would cost you about 12-20 cents per model...Those work nicely for immediate removables ( and yeah, needs to be duplicated into stone - hydrocolloid works like a charm, very accurate).</p><p>Also Zirconzahn has free custom tray designing software - you can use it to design and then print custom trays and bite block bases - comes out nice + cheaper then to buy light-curable wafers or suck-down sheets. But all that just IMHO</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tranquil, post: 350292, member: 20741"] I think it has value if you don't spend tons of money on it. It is possible to get into digital, printed models inexpensively. You can receive scans/STL files from the doctors/offices no problem ( except, maybe primescan and such, which would require you to buy their license to work with files or convert them into STL-files) then you can install Blender, for example ( free and open source 3D modeling software) , then you can buy dirt cheap add-on module from Blender ( I think it called blender for dental model designer or something) to create finished model files. Well, then you going to need a decent printer. Printers, that most of the labs use these days are good and getting cheaper ( they are mostly SLA - stereolithography: laser and liquid resin),BUT the cost of producing models is kind of high (cost of material, trays, maintenance etc) - dollars, not pennies... Alternatively, you can get nice reliable FDM printer (fused deposition modeling - basically heated filament),something like Prusa, for about $1k and start printing model that would cost you about 12-20 cents per model...Those work nicely for immediate removables ( and yeah, needs to be duplicated into stone - hydrocolloid works like a charm, very accurate). Also Zirconzahn has free custom tray designing software - you can use it to design and then print custom trays and bite block bases - comes out nice + cheaper then to buy light-curable wafers or suck-down sheets. But all that just IMHO [/QUOTE]
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