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3D Systems Receives FDA Clearance for NextDent Base

Dentistry Today

3D Systems (NYSE:DDD) announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided 510(k) clearance for its NextDent Base material that is intended for the manufacturing of denture bases to support artificial teeth to form full or partial removable dentures.

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A Simplified, Completely Digital Workflow for Full-Arch Temporary Restorations

Dentistry Today

Continuing development in additive manufacturing (3D printing) has resulted in predictably accurate prints. CASE REPORT A patient presented with a partially dentate mandible and a failing acrylic lower partial denture (Figure 1) and requested a fixed solution with the specific desire of being “able to bite into an apple.”

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Ceramic Implants and Dental Implant Rehabilitation, Part 2

Dentistry Today

This is part 2 of the series, which will focus on implant-retained and -supported full-arch removable treatment with ceramic dental implants. According to the American College of Prosthodontics and the National Center for Health Statistics, 1 there are 36 million completely edentulous adults in the United States.

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Fully Digital Full Arch?

Dentistry Today

Data Acquisition As the dental industry continues to strive for fully digital solutions, the development and improvement of intraoral data devices and acquisition technology has continued to evolve. There is little need for an analog model for production or verification purposes.