Dental Asia November/December 2022

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
SprintRay
Best-in-class toughness
SprintRay has launched OnX Tough, a
next-generation hybrid ceramic resin
designed for 3D printing dental prosthetics.
Leveraging SprintRay’s proprietary
NanoFusion technology, this new resin
delivers unparalleled durability and lifelike
translucency for high-quality, same-day
smiles.
“SprintRay was founded on the promise
of building carefully-curated 3D printing
solutions to enable dental providers to
deliver an exceptional patient experience,”
said Amir Mansouri, PhD, CEO and cofounder
of SprintRay. “This breakthrough
OnX Tough material represents a paradigm
shift for chairside dentistry, delivering
customised, beautiful and functional dental
prosthetics while the patient is in the chair.”
The need for dental prosthetics is on the
rise, with the global market projected
to reach US$9.71bn by 2026. In the US
alone, approximately 178 million adults are
missing at least one tooth and 40 million
are edentulous. Conventional methods to
manufacture dental prosthetics involve
sending digital or analogue impressions to a
lab with turnaround times averaging three
to four weeks for some patients. With the
advent of digital dentistry and 3D printing,
first generation 3D printing technologies
have enabled in-office manufacturing of
dental prosthetics, but with significant
limitations.
“When creating OnX Tough, we set out
to design a next generation resin that
addressed a key limitation of 3D printed
prosthetics today — durability and
toughness,” said Sumeet Jain, PhD, vicepresident,
Materials. “To address these
limitations, we developed NanoFusion
technology, a new approach to dental
chemistry. NanoFusion materials have
a novel composition and form dense
polymer chains to deliver dental
prostheses with best-in-class fracture
toughness, five times that of firstgeneration
technology. Furthermore, the
composition brings a perfect combination
of translucency and opacity to mimic that
of natural dentition.” DA
3M Oral Care
Making restorative procedures more affordable for patients, more
predictable for dentists
Today’s dental patients are looking for lessinvasive
options to improve their smile at
a price they can afford. That’s why 3M has
introduced the 3M Filtek Matrix — a new
restorative solution that makes composite
placement less stressful and more
predictable for dentists, while making it
more affordable for their patients.
Dental composites can be a great choice
to restore or improve the aesthetics of a
patient’s smile. However, the traditional
process can be long and complicated.
The Filtek Matrix procedure begins with
a digital restoration design. A patientspecific
matrix is created that helps
the clinician transfer the digital design
to the patient’s teeth using 3M dental
composites.
Unlike more invasive ceramic procedures
which often require the removal of tooth
structure, the Filtek Matrix relies on
additive composite techniques where
little to no tooth reduction is required.
In a clinical evaluation, dentists reported
that using the matrix increased their
confidence, delivered predictable and
aesthetic results, and saved chair time.
“This product brings together leading
material science and digital innovation
to enable clinicians to predictably and
efficiently transform patient smiles,” said
Andrew Milder, global portfolio director,
3M Oral Care. “It is exciting to see the
amazing results that clinicians have
delivered using the Filtek Matrix.”
The Filtek Matrix is the latest innovation
in 3M’s portfolio of restorative solutions.
Clinicians can pair the Filtek Matrix with
3M Filtek Dental Restoratives to deliver
excellent composite strength and wear
resistance for patients. DA
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