3D-printable resins used in dental applications may be toxic to reproductive health – News-Medical.Net

3D-printable resins, such as those used in dental applications, are marketed as biocompatible. Clear tooth aligners, a multi-billion-dollar industry, use these resins. Many other consumer products use 3D-printable resins.
Two commercially available 3D-printable resins, which are marketed as being biocompatible for use in dental applications, readily leach compounds into their surroundings.
These compounds can induce severe toxicity in the oocyte, the immature precursor of the egg which can eventually…

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