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Exploring the Barriers to the Advancement of 3D Printing Technology

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  • Peace Y. L. Liu

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan)

  • James J. H. Liou

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan)

  • Sun-Weng Huang

    (Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 106344, Taiwan
    Institute of Business Intelligence and Innovation, Chihlee University of Technology, New Taipei City 220305, Taiwan
    Graduate Institute of Urban Planning, College of Public Affairs, National Taipei University, New Taipei City 237303, Taiwan
    School of Economics and Management, Sanming University, Sanming 365004, China)

Abstract

3D printing technology is suitable for application in advancing digitization in dentistry. However, the use of this technology in the dental field is not as widespread as expected. The study discusses the barriers to advancing 3D printing technology in dentistry. First, Fuzzy Delphi was used to conduct in-depth interviews with experts to explore what barriers prevent the advancement of 3D printing technology in dentistry. Second, the decision-making and trial assessment laboratory (DEMATEL) was used to identify the cause-and-effect relationship among barriers. Because DEMATEL relies on the expert decision-making system, experts often have different experiences and backgrounds, so judgment results are often uncertain and inconsistent. Therefore, this study proposes using a rough-Z-number to integrate opinions among experts, which can effectively overcome the problems of inconsistency and uncertainty. After analyzing the results, we found that “lack of standard infrastructure” is the most important barrier to the advancement of 3D printing in dentistry, and this study provides improvement strategies based on the results. The results put forward countermeasures for the barriers to the promotion of 3D printing technology in dentistry, which will make the development of dental digitization more effective.

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  • Peace Y. L. Liu & James J. H. Liou & Sun-Weng Huang, 2023. "Exploring the Barriers to the Advancement of 3D Printing Technology," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(14), pages 1-20, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:11:y:2023:i:14:p:3068-:d:1191814
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