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Mutlu Özcan has earned her Dentistry Licenciate in 1993 in Istanbul, Turkey, Dr. med. dent. degree in 1999 in Cologne, Germany, did her Doctorate in Medical Sciences PhD in 2003 in Groningen, The Netherlands and appointed to be a full professor for Clinical Dental Biomaterials at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands in 2007. Between 2009-2023, she was the Head of Division of Dental Biomaterials at the Clinic for Reconstructive Dentistry, Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland, since 2023 she is the Chairman of Clinic of Masticatory Disorders and Dental Biomaterials at the same university. Prof. Mutlu Özcan is currently the Director and Chief Finance Officer (a.i.) of Center for Dental Medicine, University of Zurich, Switzerland. She has authored more than 850 ISI Web of Science indexed original scientific and clinical publications and she is the recipient of the prestigious “2018 IADR Distinguished Scientist Wilmer Souder Award”.
Technology Driven Dentistry: Subtractive or Additive?
With the advances in technological developments and introduction of subtractive and additive manufacturing methods, new materials are being introduced for tooth-, implant- and mucosa-borne reconstructions along with bone substitutes. While developments in the field of biomaterials influence almost all disciplines of dentistry, clinicians should be able to master the knowledge of the material types, their fundamental physical and chemical properties, as well as their biocompatibility. In this lecture, an overview will be given on the current clinical possibilities, limitations and future perspectives with new materials in dentistry with a focus on metals, polymers, hybrids and ceramics for additive manufacturing.
Learning objectives
- Learn material types use din conjunction with additive technologies
- Learn material types used in subtractive technologies
- Learn biocompatibility of additive polymers
- Learn limitations of 3D technologies
- Learn limitations of subtractive technologies