Structo Blog

This is a guest post by Dr. K. Amanda Wilson, DDS, MDS - Founder & CEO of StraightSmile Solutions and the former Dental Director of SmileDirectClub.

"I need something that not only prints accurately with reproducible results throughout the print platform, but is also able to deliver the speed and throughput we require"

In this article, we highlight 4 reasons why Mask Stereolithography (MSLA) technology 3D printers are ideal for clear aligners manufacturing.

In our previous post, we talked about the origins, background and manufacturing process of clear aligners, an orthodontic marvel. Before you go ahead and make that investment towards your manufacturing line, it is good to know what are the exact equipment you need to start a clear aligner business of your own.

As a 3D printing company, we often get asked crazy questions like, can you print chocolates, pizza or this mug that I am holding right here? While often humorous, it also highlights the lack of public knowledge of how much this technology has enabled a few niche industries.

In this series, we take a closer look at this fascinating orthodontic therapy that took the world by storm, examining it from both a clinical as well as a business perspective.

To better understand where 3D printing fits in a dental workflow, we have to start at the very beginning of the digital thread.

Today, we are seeing CAD/CAM technology being applied increasingly more in both practices and laboratories ranging from digital impressions from intraoral and extraoral scanners, treatment planning software to milling machines and 3D printers.