Formlabs Launches Permanent Crown Resin, Further Digitizing Restorative Dentistry

  Formlabs introduces Permanent Crown Resin, a cutting edge, lower cost alternative to chairside milling, and Soft Tissue Starter Pack to empower dentists to provide a better patient experience.Somerville, MA - December 8, 2020 ​ – F​ ormlabs​, a leading 3D printing company, today announced the expansion of its dental material offerings with the launch of ​Permanent Crown Resin​ and ​Soft Tissue Starter Pack​. The introduction of these new materials empowers dental offices and labs to further digitize resto rative dentistry and offer patients 3D printed long-term restorations such as fillings, crowns (“caps”), bridges, and implants. 3D printing permanent crowns is a completely new application to the dental industry, and with Formlabs’ new Permanent Crown Resin, the company is one of the first 3D printing manufacturers to offer a high quality solution with a low upfront equipment cost.Historically, 3D printing permanent restorations were out of reach due to a lack of appropriate dental materials in the market that had the desired mechanical properties, accuracy and fit compared to milled or conventional materials. An increase in adoption and accessibility for 3D printing in dental over the last five years have opened the door to testing and validating cutting-edge indications. Formlabs ’ Permanent Crown Resin provides the material innovation needed to move restorative dentistry forward.“3D printing improves the patient experience and enables...
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