Dentsply Sirona Implants Celebrates New Additive Manufacturing Facility

“By 2020, 37 million people in the U.S. will need either one or two dentures. The market is exploding and when it comes to additive manufacturing, the possibilities are endless,” said Mikael Sander, Vice President and General Manager of Dentsply Sirona Implants, North America, during his welcome address at the 2018 Super Elite Dental Laboratory Annual Meeting at the InterContinental hotel in Boston in August.

At the event—held for 40 of Dentsply Sirona Implants’ top customers—the company announced it has further digitized its workflow and expanded services to laboratories: its new state-of-the-art Additive Manufacturing “Center of Excellence” facility at its headquarters in Waltham, MA, now offers 3D-printed implant suprastructures in cobalt-chrome and titanium. “The printing process allows for advanced geometries, like undercuts, and offers a superior finish compared to milling for Atlantis...