3D Printing

Digital Esthetics and Dental Products Report round up the latest innovations in 3D printing.

A lab technician tells how using the Stratasys Objet30 Dental Prime 3D printer has improved his efficiency.

Digital Esthetics talks to a variety of industry experts to find out how 3D printing has shifted the dental industry-and what it will do in the future.

Digital Esthetics looks at how 3D printing is disrupting five dental workflows.

NextDent has introduced the LC 3DPrint Box, a light box specifically designed for 3D printed solutions.

Luke S. Kahng, CDT, demonstrates a technique for using a 3D printer, a VARSEO from Bego, to create better models in a restorative case.

Mr. Chris Halke, CAD/CAM Supervisor, and Dr. Michael Pikus, Director of Clinical Education show how it's possible to promote healing and esthetics immediately upon implant surgery.

Jason Atwood of Core3dcentres explores how the digital workflow opens up new avenues of income and expertise for dental technicians.

Digital Esthetics unpacks the latest and most innovative developments in digital dentistry.

Asxys has announced it has reached an agreement to become a reseller for DWS Systems' 3D printers and 3D printing materials.

Formlabs, maker of 3D printers and 3D printing material, have announced the availability of a new biocompatible material that enables the printing of surgical guides from a desktop 3D printer.

Stratasys has introduced a new support material, SUP706, for some of its 3D printers.

A new study published in the scientific journal Advanced Functional Materials illustrated the possibility of 3D-printable teeth with antimicrobial properties, according to a recent New Scientist article.

Ryan Hamm, editor of Dental Lab Products, counts down the top 5 trends that affected the dental laboratory world in 2015.

The new r.Pod 3D printer from Valplast is designed to print a variety of resins, including the Valplast resin for flexible partial dentures.

Stratasys has introduced the Objet500 Dental Selection 3D printer, which is intended for larger dental and orthodontic labs that need advance and high-volume capabilities.

The progress of dentistry has been likened to a moving sidewalk where, if you are not moving forward, progress sweeps you backward. Time and again we have seen that you can make the best buggy whips in the world, but if no one is making buggies anymore, your company is doomed to failure.

And for the dental industry, they represent a slice of science fiction, seemingly come to life.

But none of this would have been possible if millable materials hadn’t evolved along with the equipment technology. Since the advent of CAD/CAM, the results have only been as good as the materials that are used.

“After several years in development, DENTCA’s new 3D printable Denture Base is finally cleared for use. We are very excited to begin applying this technology to continue revolutionizing the denture world.

Core3dcentres has been busy with its education series, Core3daCADemy, educating lab professionals all over the country about the ways going digital can help their labs. We recently spoke with Tim McKimson, global engine?ering director and general manager at Core3dcentres USA, to learn how Core3daCADemy is changing the game:

3D printing is an ever growing part of the dental industry.

BEGO’s new Varseo 3D printing system offers eight different high performance resins that can be changed from one job to the next in less than 30 seconds.

Want to learn about all of the different ways 3D printing can be utilized in a production dental laboratory? Then our 3D printing webinar is for you!

The first time you bought a computer, terms like server, gigabyte and RAM (among others) were probably somewhat befuddling. Every technological thingamajig has its own vocabulary and concepts, which can be confusing to those new to the device.

Over the past 12 months, the dental lab world has gone through many changes-some good, others much harder. 2014 was a year of accelerated technological growth, providing labs with opportunities that didn’t exist only a few years ago, while also presenting them with competition and challenges that were similarly unthinkable relatively recently.

In a move likely to send waves through the 3D printing market, Stratasys has introduced the Objet Eden260VS Dental Advantage 3D Printer.

Lately 3D printing and the dental industry go together like peanut butter and jelly-and with strides being made one after another for 3D printing technology and materials in areas like dentures, different orthodontics, surgical procedures and implants, you can be assured with innovations for the dental field, your dentist will be working to ensure  you can enjoy those peanut butter and jelly crackers, sandwiches and much more exciting fare for a long time to come-as well as pleasing us all with your dazzling smile.

The secret to dental lab survival in the next decade: go digital! For a dental lab to survive in today’s market, you need to expand your reach. Win new customers. Open fresh markets. In short: You need to go digital.

3D Systems has announced the launch of its newest 3D modeling software, Geomagic® SculptTM with TouchTM haptic 3D stylus.