Fabricating a custom monoblock mandibular advancement device by using an open-source nondental CAD software program and additive manufacturing: A dental technique.

Custom mandibular advancement devices (MADs) can be fabricated by using either conventional processes or computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM). The CAD-CAM technique involves digitizing the dental arches of the patients, designing by using a dental CAD software program, and additive manufacturing with a suitable material. This article describes the steps of the design of a custom MAD by using an open-source nondental CAD software program and of the fabrication with additive manufacturing.

Design and fabrication of an interim fixed restoration with an open-source nondental CAD software program and additive manufacturing: A technical report.

This technique aimed to identify the potential of an open-source software program and to present the design and fabrication procedures of a single interim crown with a nondental CAD software program. The steps included defining the margins, establishing the cement interval value, completing the virtual modeling of the crown, and checking the proximal and occlusal contacts by using color mapping.