digital dentistry

3D Printing Financials: Invisalign Demand Keeps Align’s 2025 Growth on Track

Align Technology‘s (Nasdaq: ALGN) third quarter showed a company tightening its operations while keeping growth steady. Demand for its Invisalign clear aligners continued to drive growth, led by rising demand among…

Pac-Dent Buys Ackuretta

Dental practitioner supply firm Pac-Dent has bought Ackuretta, a chair-side dental 3D printing startup that has a file-to-patient solution in place. Their all-in-one system combines resins, software, and printers with…

AI, Robotics, and 3D Printing for Mass Customization: Dandy’s Dental Revolution

Dandy wants to do for dental labs what modern factories did for smartphones: make high-quality products, fast, at scale, without losing the custom fit patients need. In an interview with…

Something to Smile About: 3D Systems Announces Commercial Release of 3D Printed Denture Solution

In 2017, additive leader 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) acquired Vertex Global-Holding B.V., the parent company of dental prosthetics manufacturer Vertex Dental and dental 3D printing materials developer NextDent. This move helped the company…

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AM Can Evolve to Drive Entire Markets, and the Dental Industry is Proof

In an era of challenges to the additive manufacturing (AM) industry, mostly driven by the technology’s relatively high cost at a time when financing production equipment is more expensive, many…

AM Research Report Predicts Dental 3D Printing Market to Reach $9.6B in Revenue by 2033

One of the most mainstream applications of additive manufacturing (AM) technology in the medical industry is dentistry, from implants and orthodontics to prosthodontics and more. At the end of 2024,…

3D Printing News Briefs, June 4, 2025: Full-Color Slicer, Denture Implants, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, we’ll start with some software and post-processing news, and then move on to a case report in which digital dentistry was successfully used. Read…

3D Systems Showcases Inkjetting for 3D Printed Dentures

The dental 3D printing market is currently the most competitive sector in additive manufacturing. With end-to-end solutions, low-cost printers, high-end systems, metals, polymers, and software, the industry is rapidly evolving….

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: November 3, 2024

Coming up this week, Stratasys continues its advanced training and North American tour, and will also hold a webinar. The EURONAVAL event is taking place, and so are JIMTOF, ICALEO,…

LuxCreo Targets Medical Sector with FDA-Cleared 3D Printed Sleep Apnea Devices

Application-focused additive manufacturing firm LuxCreo is now moving beyond dentistry to tackle the medical device space. To do so, the company has partnered with EMA Sleep, Inc. to enhance the…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 13, 2024

We’ve got AM industry events all over the world this week, from the World Manufacturing Forum in Milan and FABTECH Orlando to the NAMIC Global Additive Manufacturing Summit in Singapore,…

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FDA Clears 3D Systems’ New Multi-Material Solution for 3D Printed Dentures

3D Systems (NYSE: DDD), the additive manufacturing (AM) industry pioneer based in South Carolina, has achieved Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its one-piece, multi-material denture printing solution. 3D…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: September 8, 2024

In this month’s first 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, things are picking up! There are multiple in-person events this week, including the TETS Symposium, Additive Manufacturing in Medicine, a…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 17, 2024: 3D Printed Catalysts, Organs, Therapeutics, & More

In 3D Printing News Briefs, America Makes announced the winners of the PADAM project, New Zealand research partners are 3D printing rocket fuel catalysts, and researchers with UVA developed voxel…

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Quarter-billion-dollar Dental Deal Bounces 3D Systems Stock

On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, additive manufacturing (AM) pioneer 3D Systems (NYSE: DDD) announced a new dental multi-year purchase agreement through 2028 worth approximately $250 million—the largest contract in its…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: May 26, 2024

In the weekly 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, ASTM’s AMCOE concludes its professional certificate course, while Solid Print3D will offer a masterclass on Form 4 materials. If you’re in…

Revolutionizing Dental Care: The Imperative Integration of Dental Lab Technicians into Clinical Practice

3D printing is omnipresent in dental laboratories globally. In this vastly digital world, the production of dental prostheses and appliances has undergone a transformation driven 100% by digital processes. Instead…

3D Printing News Briefs, April 27, 2024: Research, Digital Dentistry, Cycling, & More

We’re starting today’s 3D Printing News Briefs with some research into 3D printed luminescent quantum-dot polymer architectures and free-form laser beam shaping, and then on to an open source 4-axis…

3D Systems Unveils Multi-Material, Completely 3D Printed Dentures

As the most mature additive manufacturing (AM) market segment, the dental industry shows us just how much progress the technology has had in disrupting traditional products and workflows. The latest…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: February 11, 2024

Webinars and events in the AM industry are ramping up again, we’ve got another packed week ahead! 3DEXPERIENCE World is taking place in Texas this week, and several companies will…

Startup Accelerator: Pioneering Digital Dentistry at LuxCreo

As we enter 2024, I am excited to commence a fascinating journey of exploring the stories of innovative startups in the additive manufacturing (AM) field through exclusive interviews. With a…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: October 8, 2023

No matter where you are in the world this week, from Ohio, Minnesota, and California in the U.S. to Budapest, Italy, Moravia, or just on your computer at home, there’s…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 27, 2023

In this week’s 3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup, both Stratasys and 3D Systems continue their tours, SprintRay will hold a webinar on removable dentures, HP is sponsoring a webinar…

3D Printing Webinar and Event Roundup: August 13, 2023

I hope your calendar is clear, because there are lots of 3D printing webinars and events to attend this week! America Makes will hold its MMX event and Markforged has…