How 3D Printing Improves RPD Production, Product Quality and Quality of Life

By Kelly Fessel Carr

Posted Apr 30, 2019 in Technical

After fabricating RPDs using conventional methods for 30 years, Gill Egan, Managing Director of Egan Dental Laboratory, a five-person removable prosthetic laboratory in Ripon, U.K., was eager to embrace digital technology. “I’d seen how technology completely transformed the crown and bridge world and knew it would ultimately have the same impact on removable prosthetics. I love anything new and couldn’t wait to try the latest technology,” she says. 


In 2015, she visited the IDS show in Germany to learn more about scanning and 3D printing. Since she is a Key Opinion Leader for Ivoclar Vivadent, the company loaned her a 3Shape scanner to get started. Being an early adopter of digitally designing RPDs in the U.K., she felt there wasn’t a lot of training available but was determined to learn how to scan and design on her own.


Around the same the time, Renishaw—a U.K.-based company...

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  • Kelly Fessel Carr

    Associate Publisher / Editor at LMT Communications, Inc. · Newtown, CT

    At the helm of the magazine for over 35 years, Kelly is the heart and soul of the editorial department, guiding and shaping our coverage - both in print and online - to bring dental laboratory decision-makers the news and...

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