Table 1.

Some of the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) in medical and dental fields.

Reference	Findings	Area
Ballard et al. [22]	cost and time savings	Orthopedic and maxillofacial surgery
Choonora et al. [23]	personalization	Transplants
Mahmoud et al. [24]	cost savings	Pathology specimens for students
Tack et al. [25]	time savings, improved medical outcome, decreased radiation exposure	Surgery
Ballard et al. [26]	incorporation of antibiotics	Implants
Lin et al. [27]	personalization, cost savings	Dental
Javaid et al. [28]	cost and time savings, personalization, digital storage	Dental
Aho et al. [29]	personalization	Pharmacy
Salmi et al. [30]	reduction of manual work	Dental appliances
Aquino et al. [31]	personalization, on-demand manufacturing	Pharmacy
Javaid et al. [32]	accuracy, cost and time savings, personalization, fully automated and digitized manufacturing	Orthopedics
Emelogu et al. [33]	supply chain possibilities	Implants
Gibson et al. [10]	surgeon as designer, innovation potential	Surgery
Haleem et al. [34]	ability to use different materials	Medical
Murr et al. [35]	ability to make complex geometries	Implants
Peltola et al. [36]	template for forming implants	Implants
Ramakrishnaiah et al. [37]	rough and porous surface texture, better stabilization and osseointegration	Dental implants
Nazir et al. [38]	design iterations, supply chain possibilities, complex geometries	Medical devices
Yang et al. [39]	improved understanding of anatomy and accuracy of surgery	Surgery