- Flexcera is a family of popular, FDA 510(k) cleared nanoceramic
polymers used for 3D printing removable and restorative dental
prosthetics that are functional, beautiful, and affordable
- Asiga is now the second third-party hardware provider to
validate Desktop Health’s high-quality Flexcera dental resins on
its 3D printers, with more platforms to come
- The dental 3D printing market is poised to reach $8.1B by 2029
with a CAGR of 19% from 2023 to 20291, driven by growth in cosmetic
procedures, such as veneers, alongside functional applications,
such as dentures and implants
Desktop Health – the trusted production-grade medical 3D
printing brand of Desktop Metal, Inc. (NYSE: DM) – and Asiga, a
leading dental 3D printing brand, have validated Flexcera Smile
Ultra+, Flexcera Smile, and Flexcera Base for use on the Asiga 3D
printing platform, expanding access to the innovative nanoceramic
resin.
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Desktop Health's popular Flexcera family
of nanoceramic resins, which are FDA 510(k) cleared for 3D printed
dental prosthetics, are now validated for Asiga-brand dental 3D
printers such as the Max UV, Max 2, Ultra, and Pro 4K. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Asiga can now offer the formulation to thousands of dental labs
and practices that use its 3D printers in the United States, United
Kingdom, European Economic Area, and Canada.
Flexcera Smile Ultra+ delivers lifelike beauty and strong,
long-term performance. This proprietary dental resin has been
growing since its 2021 launch, delivering 3D printed permanent and
temporary restorations, including dentures, crowns, bridges,
veneers and more. Flexcera Smile 3D printed denture teeth paired
with Flexcera Base for denture bases surpasses the traditional gold
standard denture acrylic material in both strength2 and beauty.
"We are extremely pleased by the exceptional performance of our
Flexcera family of dental resins,” said Lou Azzara, President of
Desktop Health. “By expanding access to our world-class solutions,
we're empowering dental laboratories and practices with
groundbreaking innovations like Flexcera. Asiga, with its extensive
high-quality customer network, takes accessibility in the industry
to unprecedented heights."
Now validated for a wide range of Asiga dental 3D printers,
Flexcera can be printed on both desktop and production models —
such as the Max UV, Max 2, Ultra, and Pro 4K. This expansion of
hardware systems delivers on the promise of making Flexcera more
widely available on other premium, high-powered 385 nm wavelength
3D printers.
“Flexcera is an undeniable leader in the dental market for 3D
printed nanoceramics, and we continue to make this popular choice
available to other high-powered platforms. We are absolutely
delighted to welcome Asiga customers into the Flexcera family,”
said Ric Fulop, CEO of Desktop Metal. “Asiga has one of the largest
installed bases of DLP® printers in both North America and Europe,
and we look forward to more customers being able to enjoy the
material.”
Desktop Health is committed to compliance, ensuring
compatibility with third-party printers to deliver patients safe,
personalized dental solutions. In development for nearly a year and
passing a suite of ISO testing, Flexcera for Asiga ensures accuracy
of prints, polymerized mechanical properties, and
biocompatibility.
The first Flexcera family resins validated for Asiga systems
are:
- Flexcera Smile Ultra+, an FDA 510(k) cleared Class II material
for permanent and temporary, 3D printable dental restorations
- Flexcera Smile, an FDA 510(k) cleared Class II material for
removable 3D printable denture teeth
- Flexcera Base, an FDA 510(k) cleared Class II material for 3D
printable full, removable denture bases
Flexcera for Asiga is now available for purchase in the United
States, United Kingdom, European Economic Area, and Canada.
Learn more about Flexcera at TeamDM.com/Flexcera
About Desktop Metal
Desktop Metal (NYSE:DM) is driving Additive Manufacturing 2.0, a
new era of on-demand, digital mass production of industrial,
medical, and consumer products. Our innovative 3D printers,
materials, and software deliver the speed, cost, and part quality
required for this transformation. We’re the original inventors and
world leaders of the 3D printing methods we believe will empower
this shift, binder jetting and digital light processing. Today, our
systems print metal, polymer, sand and other ceramics, as well as
foam and recycled wood. Manufacturers use our technology worldwide
to save time and money, reduce waste, increase flexibility, and
produce designs that solve the world’s toughest problems and enable
once-impossible innovations. Learn more about Desktop Metal and our
#TeamDM brands at www.desktopmetal.com.
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1 Dental 3D Printing Market Report, MarketsandMarkets, © April
2024 2 Fracture resistance defined by Flexcera Base work of
fracture (J/m2) vs. published work of fracture for Lucitone®
Digital Print, Lucitone® 199 and Lucitone® HIPA by Dentsply Sirona.
Results on file.
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