NextShapes Dental Model – A Skin-Toned Material Designed for High-Precision 3D Printing

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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With the rapid development of digital dentistry, the choice of 3D printing materials directly affects the accuracy, fit, and clinical reliability of models. NextShapes has launched its Dental Model, a skin-toned dental material specifically developed for 405nm LCD/DLP photopolymer 3D printing. This material is designed to meet the daily demands of dental laboratories and clinics for high-quality printed models.

 

Precision Dental Models: NextShapes 405nm Dental Model 3D Resin
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Key Features:

 

  • High Precision and Low Shrinkage:

The Dental Model formula is optimized to have an extremely low shrinkage rate, ensuring that the printed dental model closely matches the digital design file. Whether it's the edge fit of a single tooth or the dimensional stability of a full dental arch, this material can handle both with precision, even with LCD 3D printing technology. 

 

  • Skin-Toned Appearance for Clinical Presentation and Communication:

The material has a natural skin tone, making the printed dental models visually closer to the real oral environment. This feature is especially useful when presenting treatment plans to patients, creating orthodontic models, or producing educational models using 3D printed technology. 

 

  • Clear Details and Complex Geometry:

Thanks to the 405nm curing wavelength, low viscosity, and quick response properties of the material, the Dental Model can clearly reproduce fine details such as sharp tooth tips, edge ridges, and gum grooves. It meets the high demands of orthodontic models and restorative prototypes created with 3D resin materials for 3D printing. 

 

  • Dimensional Stability and Easy Storage and Post-Processing:

The printed pieces maintain good dimensional stability after cleaning and post-curing, making them resistant to warping or deformation. Additionally, this material is easy to clean and can be cleaned with common solvents (such as isopropyl alcohol) to quickly remove uncured resin from 3D-printed models. 

 

  • Easy to Clean, Improving Workflow Efficiency:

The low-residue design ensures that the model's surface is clean after cleaning, without the need for complex manual post-processing. The models can be directly used for scanning, try-in, or further processing, which enhances workflow efficiency in the context of LCD 3D printing. 

 

 

Applications in Dentistry:


Restorative Models: Prototypes for restorations, implant models, removable denture models, etc., all created with 3D printing techniques. 


Orthodontic Models: Clear aligner molds, retainer models, diagnostic models, etc., made using 3D resin for 3D printed applications. 

 

 

The digital manager of a large dental lab shared their experience after using Dental Model for three months:


“We need to print a large number of orthodontic models and restorative prototypes every day. The biggest advantage of the Dental Model is its stability and detailed performance. The low shrinkage rate means we rarely need to make additional adjustments to the model. The skin-tone material also makes us appear more professional when sending models back to doctors.”

 

Why Choose NextShapes Dental Model?

 

 

For dental laboratories and clinics that seek a balance of efficiency, precision, and presentation quality, Dental Model offers a reliable solution. It does not pursue excellence in a single dimension but achieves solid performance across the most critical areas in real-world production: precision, stability, and ease of use with LCD 3D printing technology.

 

Additionally, the material is compatible with the vast majority of 405nm LCD/DLP photopolymer 3D printers on the market, eliminating the need for complex parameter adjustments to achieve good results, which lowers the technical barrier for successful 3D printed dental models.

 

Beyond Just Models: 3D Printing is Transforming Dental Workflows


Dental Model is just one part of NextShapes' drive to digitalize dentistry. From pre-surgical models to surgical guides, from temporary restorations to orthodontic models, 3D printing is shortening delivery cycles, reducing rework rates, and improving communication between doctors and patients.

 

A restoration doctor with over five years of experience using digital dental technology shared their insights:


“In the past, when doing a full mouth occlusal reconstruction, technicians had to repeatedly try on and adjust, and patients had to come in several times. Now, we directly validate the design on the model after printing the high-precision dental mold using 3D resin. Doctors, technicians, and patients can all see the final result before treatment begins. This not only enhances communication efficiency but also significantly reduces rework rates.”