UK Dentures have been supporting edentulous patients worldwide for years, giving their smiles a new lease of life. The fabrication process, however, involves multiple variables and considerations, each affecting key qualities such as durability and aesthetics.
Removable prosthetics in general have traditionally required intense coordination between practices and laboratories, which have subsequently meant long turnaround times for fabrications, and even more extended workflows when something needs altering or goes wrong. However, this lengthy process is now outdated, with SprintRay offering modern solutions beyond innovation.
The denture workflow from SprintRay now enables practices to design, print, and deliver complete dentures to patients in-house, due to purposefully designed materials and a next-level digital system.
For modern, digital dentistry – rather than building on a general 3D printing resin for denture use – SprintRay offers a dedicated material development: Apex Denture Base and Apex Denture Teeth.
Engineered for durability, crafted for aesthetics
Apex Denture Base is engineered with the ability to meet the structural demands of both full and partial removable dentures. The material guarantees long-term clinical results, a step above any temporary options – ideal for definitive prosthetics. Providing absolute strength and durability under daily functional load, the SprintRay Apex designs offer practical quality without compromising aesthetics.
Dentures must of course, function reliably, without impacting the patient’s aesthetic outlook; SprintRay’s denture materials have been developed to provide the most lifelike characterisation in each the tooth and base components. Shade stability, necessary definition, gingival appearance, and more, ensure well-matched aesthetics to natural dentition.
Apex Denture Teeth are contrived with SprintRay’s patented NanoFusion™ technology – designed to augment wear resistance and fracture strength while ensuring these natural-looking details. Furthermore, SprintRay’s base and tooth materials are designed to be used in harmony, yet as a single system, delivering intentional compatibility and reducing variability. This promotes easier handling use and inevitably, more satisfied patients.
Better dentures, happier patients
Traditional dentures normally require multiple visits, which involves impression taking, fittings, and further adjustments, notwithstanding the laboratory turnaround periods.
However, with a digital workflow, this is all streamlined entirely as clinicians have the ability to scan, print, process, and deliver in as few as two visits. The first appointment focuses on capturing patient dentition with intraoral scans and/or digitized wax impressions, depending on what type of design you need. The next being the placement of the final fabrication, with minimal adjustments required due to the option to evaluate and alter earlier on in the process digitally.
For practices, this enhances scheduling predictability, reduces dependency on external labs, and offers much greater practicality and efficiency. Additionally, for patients, the reduced number of appointments required reduces treatment and chair time as well as ensuring less extended periods without a definitive prosthesis.
Operational advantages for practices
Offering patients in-house denture fabrication promotes an array of operational benefits for your practice and clinicians, including:
- Minimised reliance on external laboratories
- Lower per-unit production costs meaning greater profits
- Greater control over turnaround times, improving reputation and patient satisfaction
- Eternal digital archiving for simplified remakes if necessary
SprintRay workflow
SprintRay’s denture workflow has been refined for its specific requirements. Combining the pair of dedicated denture materials with a next-level digital ecosystem enables the predictable, consistent in-house production of definitive removable dentures. This unition offers clinicians greater control over time constraints and practice scheduling, promoting a more in-sync and enjoyable environment for staff members and nothing but absolute satisfaction for patients.
For more information on the 3D printing solutions available from SprintRay, please visit https://sprintray.com/en-uk/
