{"id":685,"date":"2026-05-28T08:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/?post_type=article&#038;p=685"},"modified":"2026-06-10T08:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T08:14:28","slug":"current-concepts-of-3d-bioprinting-and-its-use-in-craniomaxillofacial-surgery-and-implant-dentistry-7001","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/forum-impl.iti.org\/en\/article\/current-concepts-of-3d-bioprinting-and-its-use-in-craniomaxillofacial-surgery-and-implant-dentistry-7001\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Concepts of 3D Bioprinting and its Use in Craniomaxillofacial Surgery and Implant Dentistry"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"article-type":[5],"forum-tag":[99,98,101,100],"class_list":["post-685","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article-type-feature-article","forum-tag-3d-printing","forum-tag-bioprinting","forum-tag-implant-dentistry","forum-tag-oral-craniomaxillofacial-surgery"],"acf":{"feature_topic":1442,"authors":[1321,1323,1325],"read_time":"10 min","publication_date":"20241204","doi":"10.3290\/iti.fi.45744","excerpt":"This article provides an overview of the concepts of 3D printing\/bioprinting in craniomaxillofacial surgery and implant dentistry and discusses the current concepts and their potential uses in these fields as well as future perspectives.","references":"Bartold PM, Ivanovski S. 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