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Student’s sculptural wisdom
tooth uses science, math
and 3D printing.
Logan Morof, 13,
with the wisdom
tooth sculpture
he created using
technology and
3D printing.
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ogan Morof, 13, an eighth-grader
at Hillel Day School, tapped into
both ancient and cutting-edge
modern wisdom to create the school’s
largest 3D-printed creation. And, of
course, being the son of a dentist, he
made a creation in the shape of a wis-
dom tooth.
Growing up around a dental prac-
tice, Morof of Beverly Hills remembers
watching his dad, Dr. Daniel Morof, and
his associates mold crowns and replace-
ment teeth on a CNC milling machine.
Out of the office, the Morofs enjoy taking
outings to Downtown Detroit and trips
to Chicago, where Logan developed an
appreciation for contemporary architec-
ture and large outdoor sculpture. So it
seemed a natural fit for him to combine
dentistry with artistry to create a toothy
sculpture of his own.
“This will truly be a wisdom tooth,”
said Trevett Allen, Hillel’s innovation
director who heads up the school’s
maker space. “He is taking a unique and
scientific approach to create an artistic
work by using lots of critical thinking.
Learning to use and create on a 3D print-
er will certainly carry over into Logan’s
academic and professional journey.”
First created in 1984, 3D printing and
its myriad applications are continually
pushing the limits of science, design and
technology.
Bakers can use sugar in 3D printing
to create elaborately designed confec-
tions and cakes. The auto industry uses
3D printing for auto part design. Lives
will be saved as medical researchers are
working on creating organs printed with
human cell structures. Hillel has had a
3D printer since the fall of 2014.
Logan’s 12-inch model of a wisdom
tooth did not come to fruition without
much trial and error. He first looked for
designs of teeth on an online 3D com-
munity called “Thingiverse.” After track-
ing down a solid model of a tooth, he
downloaded the file into the 3D printer.
However, it failed to print properly.
Logan needed to modify the program
to proportionally shrink the size of the
tooth and hollow out the interior for
a successful printing operation. That
meant going back to the old-fashioned
drawing board and applying math to
properly calculate the measurements.
There were other printing glitches,
including a complete interruption due to
an overnight power failure. But, accord-
ing to Allen, Logan’s persistence has paid
off.
“During this process, Logan had to
learn how to troubleshoot and apply
critical thinking,” Allen said. “I enjoyed
watching Logan work through his chal-
lenges. Technology has really helped
him see his ideas through all the way. It
has given him the confidence to realize
that he can tackle harder classes in the
future. If he is interested in taking an
architecture class someday, he knows he
can do it.”
A lover of art, architecture and pub-
lic sculptures, in the past Logan was
frustrated by his own limitations of not
being skillful enough with conventional
art tools like pencils and paper to create
the images and designs in his head.
“I have always been interested in con-
temporary art and am thinking about
becoming an engineer or an architect,”
said Logan, who attends Temple Israel
with his family. “Being able to use the 3D
printer makes the designs I envision in
my head much more attainable.”
Now that the tooth is finished, Logan
will coat the sculpture’s surface with
quotes of wisdom stemming from differ-
ent traditions as well as works of notable
literature. It will be put on display in
his dad’s dental office and, maybe in
the future, will be joined with other 3D
printed teeth to make a whole set.
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