StratasysHas announced that it has partnered with Express Dental Lab of Norman, Oklahoma, at the recent Oklahoma Dental Association Mission of MercyThe event (OkMOM), which provides full and partial dentures to more than 55 people who are in need.
The OkMOM, a two-day event, provides free essential dental services to individuals who might not otherwise have access to them. The event was held in Lawton (Oklahoma) and brought together dental professionals and volunteers to help address the oral health issues of underserved communities.
Each patient that received dentures has an inter-oral scan completed the first day, which Express Dental Labs used to create the dentures with the TrueDent resin, Launched in February 2023The. Stratasys J5 DentaJet 3D printer.
According to the company, the dentures were printed over night and delivered the next day by participating dentists, giving patients an improved smile with natural-looking dentures that fit well.
“It is awesome that we can do this for the community,” said Tra’ Chambers, Owner, Express Dental Labs. “Traditionally, dentures are labour intensive to manufacture, but when using Stratasys technology, we can serve many more patients in a shorter amount of time. The dentures we print are highly accurate, matching the patient’s gum and tooth colour, so the dentures look great and fit well. Also, because the entire denture is printed as one piece and does not require any manual intervention, once the digital design is created, if the patient loses their dentures, a replacement can be created overnight with the digital record we have on file.”
Express Dental Labs uses the Stratasys TrueDent product for the second time. Nearly 40 Oklahomans with dentures in need will receive new dentures at the OkMOM event in 2023.
“It is truly gratifying to witness the positive impact that our technology, and the expertise of Express Dental Labs, has on the lives of those in need, restoring their confidence and enhancing quality of life with better looking and fitting dentures,”Ronen Lebi Vice President, Dental at Stratasys. “We anticipate continued growth in the adoption of technologies like TrueDent. It increases efficiency and reduces turnaround time for labs, while lowering the number of visits and overall chair time for patients.”
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