Post-curing method after optical shaping of 3D printer
A manufacturing method for a prosthetic apparatus for dental purpose according to one aspect of the present invention includes: acquiring scan data of a model that is a reproduction of at least a part of an inside of an oral cavity of a patient; creating shape data of a shaped body for dental purpose on a basis of the scan data; producing a shaped body on a basis of the shape data; covering at least a part of the shaped body and at least a part of a model with film, the shaped body attached to the model; releasing air in a part covered with the film to deform the film and bring the shaped body into close contact with the model; and curing the shaped body in a state where the shaped body is in close contact with the model.
1. A stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus, comprising:
acquiring scan data of a prosthetic base model that is a reproduction of at least a part of an inside of an oral cavity of a patient;
creating dental prosthetic shape data of a shaped body on a basis of the scan data;
producing a shaped body on a basis of the shape data, the shaped body comprising resin;
covering the shaped body and the prosthetic base model with a vacuum bag, the shaped body being attached to the prosthetic base model;
vacuuming air out of the vacuum bag; and
curing the shaped body in the vacuum bag using at least one of light and heat.
2. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the curing of the shaped body includes:
emitting light on the shaped body in the vacuum bag; and
after emitting light, heating the shaped body in the vacuum bag.
3. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the curing of the shaped body includes heating the shaped body is to a temperature in a range of 50° C. or more and to 130° C. or less.
4. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the vacuuming the air includes adjusting a vacuum degree of the part covered with the vacuum bag to a range of 40% or more to 99.9% or less.
5. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a polymerization rate of the shaped body produced in the producing the shaped body is in a range of 50% or more to 98% or less.
6. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
an elongation percentage of the vacuum bag is in a range of 50% or more to 500% or less, and
the vacuum bag transmits light having a wavelength in a range of 100 nm or more to 780 nm or less.
7. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the producing of the shaped body includes producing the shaped body with an optical shaping apparatus using a digital light processing method.
8. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the shaped body is one of a crown, a bridge, a resin base denture, or an orthodontic splint.
9. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
producing a mold for prosthetic apparatus manufacturing, by using the cured shaped body as a casting pattern;
introducing molten metal into the mold;
removing a cast metal by breaking the mold; and
finishing the cast metal into a prosthetic apparatus by adjusting the cast metal with an abrasive material and a polishing material.
10. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising bonding an artificial tooth to the shaped body.
11. A stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus, comprising:
producing a dental prosthetic shaped body comprising resin using a stereolithographic printer;
covering the dental prosthetic shaped body and a model with a vacuum bag, the model being a reproduction of at least a part of an inside of an oral cavity of a patient and the dental prosthetic shaped body attached to the model;
vacuuming air out of the vacuum bag; and
curing the dental prosthetic shaped body in the vacuum bag using at least one of light and heat.
12. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising, after producing the shaped body and before the curing of the shaped body in the vacuum bag, preliminarily curing the shaped body using light without covering the shaped body with the vacuum bag, wherein the curing of the shaped body in the vacuum bag uses heat.
13. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the curing the dental prosthetic shaped body includes:
emitting light on the dental prosthetic shaped body in the vacuum bag; and
after emitting light, heating the dental prosthetic shaped body in the vacuum bag.
14. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising, after producing the dental prosthetic shaped body and before curing the dental prosthetic shaped body in the vacuum bag, preliminarily curing the dental prosthetic shaped body using a light emission apparatus without covering the shaped body with the vacuum bag,
wherein the curing the shaped body in the vacuum bag uses heat.
15. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the curing of the dental prosthetic shaped body in the vacuum bag includes heating the dental prosthetic shaped body to a temperature in a range of 50° C. or more to 130° C. or less.
16. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the vacuuming air out of the vacuum bag includes adjusting a vacuum degree of the part covered with the vacuum bag to a range of 40% or more to 99.9% or less.
17. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a polymerization rate of the dental prosthetic shaped body produced in the producing of the dental prosthetic shaped body is in a range of 50% or more to 98% or less.
18. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein:
an elongation percentage of the vacuum bag is in a range of 50% or more to 500% or less, and
the vacuum bag transmits light having a wavelength in a range of 100 nm or more to 780 nm or less.
19. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the producing of the dental prosthetic shaped body includes producing the dental prosthetic shaped body with the stereolithographic printer using a digital light processing method.
20. The stereolithographic additive manufacturing method for a dental prosthetic apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the dental prosthetic shaped body is one of a crown, a bridge, a resin base denture, or an orthodontic splint.