As a dentist practicing Periodontics and Implantology in the US, my personal history with 3D printing goes back some twelve years or so, when I first started experimenting with 3D printed surgical gui…
David Sarment
1 Articles0 CommentsDr. David Sarment practices Periodontics and Implantology in Alexandria, Virginia. He is the author of two textbooks, the “Manual of Implant Dentistry” (Lexi-Comp) and “Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Maxillofacial Applications” (Wiley-Blackwell, in press). He is author or co-author of six book chapters and over twenty peer-reviewed scientific articles. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology. Dr. Sarment experimented with 3D printed surgical guides by Materialise ten years ago. At the same time, he was an early user of in-office 3D radiography. He has been printing his own biomodels for about a year, combining a 3D scanning scanner with prototype software.