Design for Industry New resin creates high-fidelity polychromatic dental appliances

Stratasys recently introduced TrueDent, the first monolithic, full-color 3D-printed permanent dentures solution. In one continuous print, labs can create permanent, natural-looking gums with accurate tooth structure, shade, and translucency.

“Until now, printed dentures and appliances had to be designed and manufactured in multiple parts and bonded together,” said Frank Acosta, owner of AA Dental Design. “The TrueDent solution, utilizing Stratasys’ systems and software, takes a lot of that stress out. It simplifies the process, lowers the costs, and allows for dentures and temporaries to be produced much faster, achieving incredible aesthetics. We can now expand our prosthetic service printing multi-colored personalized appliances at scale.”

TrueDent is an FDA-cleared (Class II) dental resin explicitly made to fabricate dental appliances, including removable dentures. The resin is patent-pending, currently available only in the U.S., and exclusively compatible