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Dental Applications
Align Technology, Inc. Rapid prototyping and reverse engineering are used in the InvisAlignTM process to make a series of essentially invisible orthodontic prostheses for straightening teeth.

Alpha Tec Ltd. The company supplies products for "virtual dentistry," including rapid prototyping .stl files of 40 types of teeth that can be fabricated locally and repeatedly on an RP machine so students can practice drilling.

Cynovad The company supplies dental laboratories with equipment, software and technology. It recently signed a large contract to OEM 3D Systems MJM inkjet systems for use in dental labs.

Geodigm Corporation The company provides software and services for converting plaster dental models into 3D data files. Archived files can also be turned into crown, bridge, and implant dental appliances using rapid prototyping technology.

Lingual Technik (Germany) The company uses three dimensional scanning and rapid prototyping to fabricate orthodontic brackets and wires.

Dr. Steve Schmitt Dr. Schmitt can provide dental constructions using advanced digital methods which include RP technologies.

 

 


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