Desktop Health, the trusted production-quality medical 3D printing brand of Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM), has validated its Flexcera Smile Ultra+ resin, which is used to 3D print strong and realistic dental restorations for use in dental implantology.
Flexcera Smile Ultra+ dental resin is now approved for implant-supported temporary dentures, also known as “All-on-X” prostheses. All-on-X image courtesy of Absolute Dental Services in Durham, NC. (Photo: Business Wire)
Flexcera Smile Ultra+ dental resin is an FDA 510(k) cleared, MDR certified and CE marked resin for 3D printed restoratives such as crowns and bridges and removables such as dentures. Now, this popular and versatile material is indicated for implant-supported temporary dentures, commonly referred to as “All-on-X” prostheses. “X” is a patient variable for the number of implants supporting the denture.
All-on-X temporaries are an increasingly popular same-day dental solution for implant specialists and dental laboratories as the use of intraoral scanners and computer-aided design in dentistry has increased, enabling rapid design and fabrication. Available in six natural tooth shades and two bottle sizes, Flexcera Smile Ultra+ has become a go-to product for temporaries as it prints quickly and accurately – giving patients a beautiful, functional smile as they heal for their final restoration.
A full set of Flexcera upper dental arches costs a fraction of other hand-made or milled solutions on the market. A single kilogram bottle of Flexcera Smile Ultra+ offers up to 50 affordable All-on-X arches. This allows dental professionals to print multiple copies and personalize patient shades, providing next-level patient care.
Flexcera Smile Ultra+ is validated for 3D printing on the following dental printers:
- Desktop Health® Einstein, Einstein Pro XL, EnvisionOne and D4K
- Asiga Max UV, Max 2, Ultra and Pro 4K
- Carbon M series dental 3D printers
Print time for a full set of Flexcera Smile Ultra+ arches is approximately 20-30 minutes, depending on case requirements and printer used.
Flexcera Smiles: A popular All-on-X solution
Dental labs and dentists say Flexcera temporaries fill an important need for patients.
“We print All-on-X temporaries with Flexcera Smile Ultra+ all day to meet the demand of our digital doctors,” said Frankie Acosta, owner and dental technician at AA Dental Design in Murrieta, California, which specializes in All- on-X cases and is only for the digital dentist. “Flexcera printed on Einstein is fast, accurate, easy to finish – and looks great.”
Dr. Rami Jandali, a certified prosthodontist at Amazing Smiles in Southfield, Mich., is able to offer patients with missing or damaged teeth who have difficulty eating and smiling a same-day service that allows them to walk away from his teeth. office with a full set of fully functional teeth. “We are in the business of changing people’s lives,” said Dr. Jadali. “Being able to offer chairside printing while the patient is still in the chair is very much possible with Desktop Health 3D printing workflows. For our practice, it’s a game changer.”
Dr. Bruce Smoler of Smoler Smiles in Westland, Mich., also uses Flexcera 3D resin printed on an Einstein desktop printer every day to provide same-day smiles to patients who need new teeth. “The patient experience is better,” said Dr. Smoller. “The turnaround time is far superior and the ability to immediately know what a case is going to be like is just remarkable. All these factors boosted the case acceptance rate by at least 50% in full cases and by 20% in single unit cases.”
To learn more, visit TeamDM.com/Flexcera.
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE: DM) is leading Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a new era of digital mass production of on-demand industrial, medical and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers, materials and software deliver the speed, cost and quality of parts required for this transformation. We are the original inventors and world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will power this shift: binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers around the world use our technology to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility and produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable innovations that were once impossible. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our #TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
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