The clinical application of dental prostheses manufactured using dental computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems is now common, owing to the advances in digitalization in the field of dentistry [1]. A CAD/CAM system includes the processes of designing a dental prosthesis using CAD software, converting the scanned data into machining data using CAM software, and using either subtractive manufacturing (SM) or additive manufacturing (AM) technologies to fabricate the dental prosthesis. The former method is employed to fabricate dental prostheses that involve the milling of block-or disk-shaped materials using milling tools [2]. However, SM technologies generate a significant amount of waste materials and tools, and their production of parts with complex geometries is limited, owing to the milling tool size [3]. Previous studies on SM technologies have reported that they are highly reliable, as evidenced by their widespread use in the field of prosthetic dentistry [4][5][6][7]. In particular, zirconia ceramics can only be used to fabricate dental prostheses with a CAD/CAM system, and SM technologies are considered state-of-the-art for fabricating all-ceramic restorations containing zirconia ceramics [8,9]. Zirconia ceramics exhibit exceptional mechanical properties (such as strength, hardness, fracture toughness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility) and offer ease of machining through SM technologies in the pre-sintering stage [10][11][12]. However, manufacturing objects with complex geometries is challenging, owing to the limitations associated with milling tools, such as their size and applied angle [13]. In contrast, AM technologies enable the build-up of pieces by adding the material layer-by-layer, unlike SM technologies, which are based on a computerized three-dimensional (3D) printing model. Furthermore, AM technologies can be used to create dental restorations with near-net-shaped dental prostheses that feature intricate details (i.e., grooves, crannies, and valleys), which cannot be fabricated using SM technologies [14,15].The American Society of Testing and Materials has classified J Prosthodont Res. 2022; **(**):