Stratasys, a polymer 3D printing options supplier, has partnered with Specific Dental Labs of Norman, Oklahoma, on the current Oklahoma Dental Affiliation Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) occasion to offer full and partial dentures to greater than 55 folks in want.
The OkMOM is a two-day occasion that gives free important dental care to people who could in any other case lack entry to such providers. The occasion occurred in Lawton, Oklahoma, and introduced collectively dental professionals, volunteers, and organizations to handle the oral well being wants of underserved populations.
Every affected person that obtained dentures had an inter-oral scan accomplished on the primary day, which Specific Dental Labs used to create the dentures with Stratasys’ J5 DentaJet 3D Printer and TrueDent resin. The dentures had been printed in a single day and delivered by taking part dentists the next day – giving sufferers well-fitting, natural-looking dentures inside 24 hours.
“It’s superior that we will do that for the group,” mentioned Tra’ Chambers, Proprietor of Specific Dental Labs. “Historically, dentures are labor intensive to fabricate, however when utilizing Stratasys expertise, we will serve many extra sufferers in a shorter period of time. The dentures we print are extremely correct, matching the affected person’s gum and tooth coloration, so the dentures look nice and match nicely. Additionally, as a result of the complete denture is printed as one piece and doesn’t require any guide intervention, as soon as the digital design is created, if the affected person loses their dentures, a substitute may be created in a single day with the digital file we have now on file.”
That is the second 12 months Specific Dental Labs has used the Stratasys TrueDent resolution. Final 12 months, practically 40 Oklahomans in want obtained new dentures as a part of the OkMOM occasion.
“It’s actually gratifying to witness the optimistic affect that our expertise, and the experience of Specific Dental Labs, has on the lives of these in want, restoring their confidence and enhancing high quality of life with higher trying and becoming dentures,” mentioned Ronen Lebi, Vice President of Dental at Stratasys. “We anticipate continued development within the adoption of applied sciences like TrueDent. It will increase effectivity and reduces turnaround time for labs, whereas reducing the variety of visits and total chair time for sufferers.”
TrueDent dentures are a full-color, single steady print of each denture base and enamel. Stratasys expertise allows multi-colored, customized home equipment to be printed concurrently on a single high-capacity tray.
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