“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, fills an impression with a material called “stone” to create a mold of the patients teeth in the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 2022. Dental technicians take impressions of the patient’s mouth to design and 3D print crowns, retainers, night guards and other forms of dental gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, prepares a mold to design and fit a night guard at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2022. Dental lab technicians design and fabricate all dental prosthesis including retainers, night guards, crowns and implants by creating a mold, designing the fitting and 3D printing the product in the lab. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper).

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, gives a tour of the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2022. Dental lab technicians design and fabricate all dental prosthesis including retainers, night guards, crowns and implants by creating a mold, designing the fitting and 3D printing the product in the lab. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper).

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, holds a model of teeth to digitally design a night guard in the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2022. The software 3D renders a patient's mouth to allow dental lab technicians to quickly and efficiently image and map out a tooth to design and print dental gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, uses a design software to digitally design a night guard on a digital teeth model in the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2022. The software used lets dental lab technicians quickly and efficiently image and map out a tooth to design and print dental gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

A display of model impressions and retainers sits in the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 5, 2022. Dental technicians take impressions of the patient’s mouth to design and 3D print crowns, retainers, night guards and other forms of dental gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)

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“Filling” good: 3D printing teeth

Published April 11, 2022
By By Airman First Class Makensie Cooper
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Staff Sgt. Anthony Brown, 15th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron dental lab technician, fills an impression with a material called “stone” to create a mold of the patients teeth in the dental lab at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, April 2022. Dental technicians take impressions of the patient’s mouth to design and 3D print crowns, retainers, night guards and other forms of dental gear. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Makensie Cooper)