Clinical Case with 3D-Printed Restorations



Scope and Eligibility:

This category is open to completed clinical cases in which at least one key restoration or prosthesis was produced by 3D printing and used clinically in the patient.

  • Eligible work includes permanent and provisional restorations, prostheses, surgical guides, mock-ups, splints, and other intraoral appliances produced by additive manufacturing.

  • 3D printing must play a real role in the treatment. Printing only a study or demonstration model does not qualify.

  • The case must have been treated personally by the applicant, or by a team in which the applicant was the lead clinician.

  • Treatment must be completed and the final restoration placed by the time the application is submitted.

  • Each applicant may submit one case in this category.

Cases can be in different fields of dentistry. The photo documentation guidelines are identical to the respective categories:


Judging criteria

The jury anonymously evaluates the submissions in the category according to the following criteria:

  • Diagnosis and treatment plan

  • Minimal invasiveness

  • Case Complexity

  • Photodocumentation

  • Occlusion

  • General Treatment Execution

  • Digital Workflow Integration

  • Accuracy and Clinical Adoption

  • Added Value of Additive Manufacturing