Digital dentistry is turning crowns, aligners and dental models into products of scanning, software and materials science.

Extracted human teeth have long been used in conducting dental research, such as evaluating dental ceramic materials as a crown restoration on tooth. It is an inexpensive and straightforward process ...

The procedure differs patient-by-patient and tooth-by-tooth, Giannini said. First, the dentist must drill away any existing filling and damaged portions of the tooth. Then the remaining tooth material ...