Formlabs Launches Scan to Model Feature for PreForm Software to Ease Dental Professionals ’ Entry into Digital Dentistry

With this new feature, Formlabs enables dental professionals to turn 3D intraoral scans into printable models directly in PreForm, mitigating learning hurdles associated with complex dental CAD programs and enabling practices to easily digitize their workflows.Somerville, MA - March 18, 2021​–​Formlabs​, a leading 3D printing company, today announced Scan to Model, a new feature in its PreForm software, that is designed to convert intraoral scans into 3D printable models easily. Dental and orthodontic professionals can use Scan to Model as an entrypoint into digital workflows without having prior experience with digital dental design software. Creating diagnostic, formed appliance and fit check models is simple: users scan a patient ' s teeth with a 3D intraoral scanner, upload the raw model into PreForm ' s Scan to Model tool, and then print with a Formlabs​Form 3B​printer - the whole process completed in less than one hour.The dental industry is rapidly evolving from manual processes to digital, though for many practices, this shift can be daunting. While more than 40% of orthodontists have an intraoral 3D scanner, only 4% have 3D printing capabilities at their practice, proving the desire to adopt the technology is apparent, though cost and training are large hurdles associated with fulfilling the need. Formlabs Dental, first launched as a dedicatedBusinessUnitin​November2019,​aimstomakeflexibleandpatient-specifictreatmentprotocols accessible to every denta...

Source: Dental Technology Blog - March 18, 2021 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news