Through a recently announced strategic collaboration with Desktop Metal, Align Technology’s iTero Element™ Flex is now the preferred restorative intraoral scanner for Desktop Labs.
The iTero Element Flex scanners will be supplied to Desktop Labs, connecting general dentist locations with its growing network of full-service labs, according to a press release.
The intraoral scanner, which has a wand-only configuration, gives doctors increased mobility and freedom to provide care anywhere they see patients. Vibrant color scanning and visualization facilitates quicker clinical evaluations and enhances patient education. With the scanner, doctors can send restorative STL files directly to the lab or export them from the iTero cloud, improving efficiencies.
Desktop Labs provides digital design and manufacturing solutions to GPs through its trusted community of labs, such as DAL, using various advanced technologies, including Desktop Health 3D printers and materials. Desktop Labs uses Einstein™ 3D printers and Flexcera™, a family of FDA 510(k)-cleared Class 2 materials for the fabrication of permanent dental restorations. Both Desktop Labs and Desktop Health are wholly owned subsidiaries of Desktop Metal.
“We see great potential in enabling dentists to scan patients and then use the scan data to directly order restorative services or print-ready digital files from Desktop Labs that can be 3D printed in their offices,” said Joe Hogan, Align president and CEO, according to the release. “In addition to iTero scanners, we’re also excited about extending the benefits of the Align Digital Platform, including the Invisalign system and exocad software, to Desktop Labs customers. We look forward to sharing more details on our progress as the relationship grows.”
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