Additive manufacturing (AM) is a digital manufacturing technology, rapidly revolutionizing in the medical sectors for printing of distinct body parts having intrinsic shapes and offering customized solutions to every patient. In the past few decades, AM is used as a versatile and cost-effective method for the manufacturing of geometrically complicated shape in the medical industry. In addition, AM technology is used for the development of products from dental implants to heart valves and joint replacements etc. This is the technology that makes a physical model directly from CAD models by adding materials in layer by layer fashion and offers robust mechanical properties. This review paper aims to consolidate the contribution of various researchers in the area of AM especially focusing the applications in the medical field using various technologies of AM, materials and their mechanical properties, so that this review paper could become the torch bearer for the futuristic researchers working in this area.

增材制造（AM）是一种数字制造技术，在医疗领域迅速变革，用于打印具有固有形状的独特身体部位，并为每位患者提供量身定制的解决方案。在过去的几十年中，AM被用作一种通用且经济高效的方法，用于制造医疗行业中几何形状复杂的形状。此外，AM技术还用于开发从牙科植入物到心脏瓣膜以及关节置换等产品的技术。这项技术通过逐层添加材料来直接从CAD模型制作物理模型，并提供强大的机械性能。