Desktop Health, a subsidiary of Desktop Metal, announced that its Flexcera® family of FDA-cleared nanoceramic polymers, used in dental cosmetic, restorative, and removable applications, are now compatible with LuxCreo’s 3D printers.
Known for their orthodontic systems, LuxCreo’s 3D printers will for the first time support a wide range of prosthetics manufacturing veneers and crowns to dentures further placing them in the cosmetic and restorative markets.
Flexcera resins have become synonymous with function and aesthetics, offering a range of economical yet high-performance dental prosthetics. Including Flexcera to LuxCreo’s iLux Pro Dental and fastprint.io printers brings this offering to markets such as the U.S., U.K., Canada, and parts of Europe.
Lou Azzara, President of Desktop Health revealed “We are excited to welcome LuxCreo into the Flexcera family – which will enable this popular brand of dental printers to offer beautiful, high-performance dental prosthetics. Every day, patients worldwide are fitted with custom, affordable implants, dentures, and other dental prosthetics that can improve their lives.”
After passing various ISO tests, Flexcera-approved digital dental workflows offer accuracy of prints, mechanical features & biocompatibility. The first Flexcera family resins validated for LuxCreo systems are:
- Flexcera Smile Ultra+ – for permanent/temporary, 3D printable dental restorations.
- Flexcera Smile – for removable 3D printable denture teeth.
- Flexcera Base Ultra+ – for 3D printable full, removable denture bases & partials.
The point to be noted is that all the Flexcera products for LuxCreo resins are CE marked, FDA 510(k) cleared & MDR certified.
“With Flexcera Smile Ultra+ & Glidewell fastprint.io 3D printing solution partnering with LuxCreo, our clinic can offer All-on-X restorations made in-house, providing patients with durable, beautiful smiles in a single visit,” says Dr. Dane Dudley DDS of Lompoc Family Dental in Lompoc, Calif.
To date, Desktop Health has ensured that only the high-quality printers from LuxCreo can produce patient-safe, accurate Flexcera products. The partnership continues to build on the brand’s reputation in the growing dental 3D printing market, which is set to reach $8.1 billion by 2029.
Author: Nagarjun M
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