SprintRay announces launch of OnX Tough

SprintRay Inc. announced the commercial launch of OnX Tough, said to be a next-generation hybrid ceramic resin designed for 3D printing dental prosthetics. The new resin utilises SprintRay’s proprietary NanoFusion technology to offer lifelike translucency for same-day restorations.

According to a press release from the company, the global market for dental prosthetics is projected to reach $9.71 billion by 2026. Turnaround times using conventional methods to manufacture dental prosthetics – which involves sending digital or analogue impressions to a lab – averages 3-4 weeks.

Paradigm shift for chairside dentistry

The ability of first generation 3D printing technologies to provide in-office manufacturing of dental prosthetics comes with significant limitations, the company said.

“SprintRay was founded on the promise of building carefully-curated 3D printing solutions to enable dental providers to deliver an exceptional patient experience,” said Dr Amir Mansouri, SprintRay CEO and Co-Founder.

“This breakthrough OnX Tough material represents a paradigm shift for chairside dentistry, delivering customized, beautiful and functional dental prosthetics while the patient is in the chair.”

“When creating OnX Tough, we set out to design a next generation resin that addressed a key limitation of 3D printed prosthetics today – durability and toughness,” said Sumeet Jain, Ph.D., Vice President, Materials.

“To address these limitations we developed NanoFusion™ technology, a new approach to dental chemistry. NanoFusion™ materials have a novel composition and form dense polymer chains to deliver dental prostheses with best-in-class fracture toughness, 5X that of first generation technology. Furthermore, the composition brings a perfect combination of translucency and opacity to mimic that of natural dentition.”

Fully integrated 3D printing workflow

OnX Tough is fully integrated with the SprintRay 3D printing workflow. The new resin material is compatible for use with a host of the company’s digital solutions, including:

• Dental 3D Printing Ecosystem: Equipped with Bolt speed, Pro55 S and Pro 95 S printers deliver most dental appliances in less than 60 minutes
• Resin range: Over 15 proprietary, biocompatible and model materials
• Smart Print AI: Smart Print AI allows an automated and hands-free 3D printing experience

About SprintRay 

SprintRay is a dental technology company specialising in end-to-end 3D printing ecosystems for dental professionals. SprintRay’s dental solutions include 3D printers and post-processing ecosystems, AI-powered 3D printing software and 3D resins.

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