Laser Sintering System Produces Dental Implants
EOS's EOSINT M 270 laser-sintering system can manufacture dental implants by direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) using a focused solid-state laser. The Millenium Research Group estimates that the European market for crowns and bridges will grow annually by an average rate of eight per cent until 2012. Technological advancements in the field of dental care are contributing to this by employing production methods such as laser sintering to provide dental restorations, which are more affordable, more readily available and of high quality. Until now, dental implants have traditionally been made out of metal via a casting process. This process enabled a technician to produce 20 dental frames per day. One automated laser-sintering machine can produce up to 450 parts for dental crowns and bridges within 24 hours, and all of the finished parts will be of the same quality. The tasks of deflasking and cleaning moulds are dispensed with, thus allowing the dental technician to concentrate on ...