Meet Connor Gibson, Tennessee engineer using 3D printing to make free dentures for Americans not able to afford them

3D printing has come a long way over the years. No longer is it solely used for printing figures and props for D&D campaigns, but it is now expanding to take space in all kinds of places, including your mouth. According to a CNN report, a 22-year-old engineer Connor Gibson, is using the 3D printing technique to make free dentures for people who may not be able to afford them. The Tennessee native is working with Remote Area Medical, helping turn a process that once took three months into one that takes only a few hours.Gibson volunteered with the nonprofit while studying engineering at Walters State Community College. He was instantly inspired by the organisation's mission to help the country's poor and was determined to find a way to improve the speed at which dentures could be delivered.Interestingly, he had no background in dentistry and not much knowledge of 3D printing. But he taught himself all about dental anatomy and digital design, learning the depths of the software needed to manufacture custom dentures based on every patient's scans. “Honestly, if you told me three years ago, this is what I would be doing, I would have called you crazy,” he told CNN.A crazy weekendHe...