Stratasys Offers Low Cost Dental 3D Printer

The only thing worse than having a chipped or missing tooth is the waiting period between initial exam and final fitting of a dental prosthesis. Additive manufacturing (AM) has reduced the wait time by producing crowns, bridges, and stone models at a rate unmatched by traditional forms of manufacturing. Less time in transit and in dental labs also means a reduction in production costs, which leads to increased profits.

Stratasys has lowered the barrier for entry into dental AM with the release of its Objet Eden260V Dental Advantage. As might be guessed from the name, the Objet Eden260V Dental Advantage is based on the Objet Eden series of printers which, I think it’s fair to say, have proven to be solid and capable machines. The new copier-sized AM system has been developed with larger dental and orthodontic labs in mind, and, according to the company, offers more than double the build speed over the next lowest-priced dental 3D printer. 

“Stratasys continues to make digital dentistry happen and is fully committed to this market,” said Avi Cohen, director of Global Dental at Stratasys. “The Objet Eden260V Dental Advantage 3D printer is a cost-effective solution package that is designed to increase productivity and turnaround times while delivering precision prototypes and production parts.”

In addition to fast build speeds, the Objet Eden260V Dental Advantage offers a build tray size of 260 x 260 x 200 mm (10.24 × 10.24 × 7.9 in), which is, according to Stratasys, 20 to 40 percent larger than competing dental AM systems. The new 3D printer offers horizontal build layers as fine as 16 microns, and a build resolution of X-axis 600 dpi, Y-axis 600 dpi, Z-axis 1600 dpi.

The Objet Eden260V Dental Advantage uses VeroDentPlus (MED690), Clear Bio-compatible (MED610) materials, along with the newly released VeroGlaze (MED620) material. VeroGlaze has been designed to provide precise A2 teeth color shading to produce more natural final products. The new Stratasys dental material for digital dentistry can be used alongside all open intra-oral, impression and plaster scanners and is optimized for 3D printing models for crowns, bridge restorations, diagnostic wax-ups, and try-in veneers.

Below you’ll find a video that discusses how AM has changed the dental industry.

Source: Stratasys