Abstract
The design and fabrication processes of a metallic coping for metal-ceramic crown (MCC) restoration along with the accuracy, metallurgical analyses and the cost analysis are presented in this paper. The metallurgical analysis exhibited that a 100% dense coping could be obtained by EBM fabrication. Micro-CT scanning for accuracy analysis of complex shape parts fabricated by EBM process has been found to be an efficient quality assurance method. The fabrication of a large number of coping in a single EBM fabrication cycle makes this process competitive to the conventional process when complex dental prostheses and medical implants of biocompatible material such as Ti6Al4V is considered.