The famous dental company Straumann Group is an early adopter of ceramic additive manufacturing technology, and it is also the ceramic nanojet from Xjet.3D printingOne of the early users of technology (NanoParticle Jetting).
Straumann has used this technology for new product iterations and proofs of concept.A few days ago, the two parties announced that they would cooperate to promote ceramic nanojet3D printingThe application of technology in the production of dental final products.
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According to Straumann, they are working with the Xjet ceramic nanojet3D printingScore the first product development project related to technology and promote the application of this technology in such dental products to the final production stage. Straumann uses ceramic materials in many dental products. When it comes to ceramic nanojet3D printingAfter the technology, applied research on it. Straumann applied3D printingThe equipment is a Carmel 1400 AM system. Straumann said that for this ceramic3D printingWe have confidence in the quality, exquisite details and accuracy of the parts printed by the technology, and believe that this technology can effectively expand the scale of production. The material density of ceramic parts printed by this technology is very high, close to 100%.for3D printingThe supporting structure required by the part, Xjet uses a water-soluble supporting material, which makes it easy to remove the support after printing.
Water-soluble support, low shrinkage, high density is ceramic nano jet3D printingThe main advantage of technology.Source: 3D Science Valley
Straumann stated that he already understands the advantages of additive manufacturing very well, so he can see3D printingThe design freedom and complex geometric shapes provided by technology will be able to expand the possibilities brought about by its new products.
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The Straumann Group is committed to the development, manufacture and supply of dental implants, instruments, biomaterials, CAD/CAM restorations, digital equipment, software and invisible aligners. Its application areas include restoration, orthodontics and preventive dentistry.
Straumann SNOW ceramic planting system. Source: Straumann
In the field of ceramic dental products, Straumann’s very important product is its ceramic implant system, one of which is the Straumann SNOW. The following is the sharing of Straumann’s dental users on the advantages, design and processing challenges of this ceramic implant system.These application experiences are important for understanding future ceramics3D printingThe space that technology can play in the processing of ceramic planting systems has a certain reference significance.
The application of dental ceramic implants is not only related to aesthetics. Dental implants are initially fixed anchors placed in appropriate positions to accommodate crowns or multi-unit structures, but long-term implantation success depends on firm osseointegration and stable integration in soft tissues. Ceramic implants have obvious advantages in soft tissue osseointegration. Its epithelial cuff is more stable than titanium implants, and plaque formation is significantly reduced, both of which are positive factors for long-term stability. Straumann SNOW is the first all-ceramic implant system with reversible screw fixation at the bone level, including ceramic implants, ceramic abutments and ceramic connecting screws. Its characteristic is the true bone level design with platform switch and excellent mucosal adaptability in the important transition area of the implant abutment. Thanks to the bone-level design, this implant is suitable for all surgical applications in implants of all bone qualities, including immediate implantation after extraction, simultaneous internal or external sinus lift or extensive concomitant enlargement.
Compared with other ceramic implants, SNOW has some unique advantages in the field of restoration. The SNOW ceramic planting system can provide a large number of standard abutments for restoration, and can provide simple solutions for almost all situations. The impression is suitable for both indirect methods and direct methods of oral scanning. The SNOW abutment is optimized for intraoral scanning, allowing direct scanning at the abutment level.
All ceramic implant systems on the market are based on zirconia (ZrO2) material. However, these systems differ greatly in terms of macroscopic design, safe osseointegration, and long-term stability. Many ceramic implant systems are all-in-one designs, and most of them are tissue level (Tissue Level) concepts. However, only a true bone-level implant system can provide all the advantages of this design, for example, even in the case of poor bone quality, it can also be enhanced or sinus lift surgery to ensure no-load healing.
In the two-piece ceramic implant system on the market, there are also serious differences in the connection between the abutment and the implant. Studies have shown that the conical connection is very stable, greatly reducing the risk of the known abutment loosening or pumping effect of the hexagonal connection. This design promotes the long-term success of the prosthesis and the preservation of the gingival bone. However, making a conical connection with ceramics requires extremely high manufacturing precision. This is why most ceramic implant brands currently do not offer this type of two-piece connection. In clinical applications, the choice between a classic one-piece design or a ceramic implant system such as SNOW depends on the patient’s bone quality.
In terms of materials, there are also huge differences in the manufacturing process from the original zirconia powder form to the completed implant, which has a significant impact on the mechanical stability and aging resistance of the implant. However, whether it is injection molding, milling from a sintered material, or a manufacturing process from sintered and otherwise compressed material, it means that there is a big difference in strength values.
source:”3D printingAnd Dental Industry White Paper 3.0》
Realizing complex design and empowering high value-added creation is3D printingThe outstanding advantages of technology being applied in the production of final products. In the dental field, dental implant systems are high value-added products, personalized abutments, implants with complex surface structures in dental implant systems,CrownAre both3D printingTechnology provides application space.Ceramic nanojet3D printingWe will keep observing what role technology will play in Straumann ceramic products.
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