3D Printing, Workflows

How to Candy Coat 3D Printed Splints and Nightguards

Over the past few years, we have witnessed significant advancements in 3D-printed bite splints, with numerous resin types entering the market.However, a persistent challenge with this workflow has been achieving a glossy surface finish akin to traditional analog bite splints that may ...

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3D Printing, Workflows

How to 3D Print Splints and Nightguards using Keysplint Soft

Dental splints and nightguards are dental appliances that serve multiple purposes, from protecting teeth to managing bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorders. The emergence of 3D printing technology and quality resin materials has revolutionized their fabrication, offering significant advantages in terms of accuracy, ...

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3D Printing, Workflows

How to 3D Print Dental Models with iDD

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has revolutionized various industries with its ability to create detailed and precise three-dimensional objects. In dentistry, 3D printing is now playing a critical role in many indications such as fabricating accurate dental models. This is ...

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3D Printing, CAD/CAM, News

Understanding STL, PLY, and OBJ Files in Digital Dentistry

As we enter an explosive new era in dentistry, the digital revolution is fundamentally changing the landscape of the profession. No longer is there a need for traditional impressions using alginate or polyvinyl siloxane (PVS) materials to produce plaster casts. Today's dental ...

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3D Printing, CAD/CAM, Expos, Ivoclar, News, TRIOS

Highlights from the New Zealand Dental Expo 2023

With over 60 manufacturing and supply companies and more than 100 exhibition booths, dental professionals from all over New Zealand gathered at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland this past weekend.Not only was our very own director of iDD, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny, ...

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3D Printing

Let’s talk about Filament Printers… (FDM)

Let's talk about Filament Printers for a second... Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is what most people think of when they hear 'printing'. Rather than a vat of resin, the printer works by extruding thermoplastic filaments into the desired 3D shape. Model printed ...

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Formlabs Introduces New Automation Ecosystem Institute of Digital Dentistry3D Printing, News

Formlabs Introduces New Automation Ecosystem

A few days ago, some exciting news was released from one of the most innovative 3D printing companies in the world. Formlabs has just announced their Formlabs Automation Ecosystem, which they hope will further advance dental 3D printing by making printing dental ...

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