Stratasys recently released the Objet500 Dental Selection 3D Printer, which is designed for larger dental and orthodontic labs that need volume production of precise, lifelike models.
The 3D printer brings high throughput to the company’s multi-color, multi-material dental modeling, according to a press release.
The large build area makes it possible for dental labs to dramatically increase throughput while triple-jetting technology creates various dental-specific palettes that allow multiple applications to be combined in a single run.
This 3D printing solution produces models with gum-like softness and color, a range of natural tooth shades, as well as nerve canals or other anatomy in contrasting materials. Combining the company’s flexible, rigid dental materials makes this possible.
These materials include VeroDent (MED670), a natural peach-tone material with high-quality detail, strength and durability; VeroDentPlus (MED690), a dark beige material that creates ultra-fine features and finish; VeroGlaze (MED620), an opaque material with A2 shading that is well suited for veneer try-ins and diagnostic wax-ups; and Clear Bio-compatible (MED610), which can produce orthodontic appliances, delivery and positioning trays, surgical guides for temporary in-mouth placement and investment casting patterns for removable partial dentures.
It also supports other materials, including VeroWhite, VeroMagenta, TangoPlus, TangoBlackPlus, a range of gum-like Digital Materials, and Digital Materials in a range of natural tooth shades. It’s compatible with all open format color intraoral scanners.
The Objet500 is designed for a variety of indications, including implant testing on stone models with a gingival mask that mimics the look and feel of real gums for accurate evaluation of the emergence profile; single models or groups of models that require different materials to be used simultaneously in one unattended job; models requiring gum-like materials, even mixed with rigid features; and jaw models 3D printed directly from CBCT scan data with high-definition tooth, root and nerve canal anatomy rendered in contrasting materials.
The Objet500 is especially well suited for larger dental restorative and orthodontic labs interested in implementing digital dentistry end-to-end and serving a wide range of applications in larger production volumes.
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