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Meta-3D Dental Printing Resing

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Meta-3D is a precision-engineered photopolymer resin designed to meet the rigorous demands of modern dental labs. This advanced material is formulated to deliver exceptional accuracy, durability, and biocompatibility, making it the ideal choice for a wide range of dental applications.

From highly accurate diagnostic models and precise surgical guides to detailed removable dies and orthodontic appliances, Meta-3D offers unparalleled performance. Its low-shrinkage formula ensures that every print maintains dimensional stability, providing a perfect fit for patient-specific devices. The resin cures quickly under standard UV light, streamlining your workflow and enabling faster turnaround times.

With Meta-3D, dental professionals can produce restorations and appliances that are not only aesthetically superior but also functionally robust. It's more than just a material; it's a solution that elevates the quality and efficiency of your digital workflow.

• SPECIFICATIONS
• Denture Base Resin
• Crown & Bridge Resin
• Dental Casting Resin
• Ortho Model Resin
• Surgical Guide Resin
• Try-in Resin
  

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• Denture Base/Crown & Bridge Resin: The final, permanent product.
• Dental Casting/Surgical Guide Resin: The critical, one-time-use tool for manufacturing or surgical procedures.
• Ortho Model Resin: The physical model for lab work.
• Try-in Resin: The temporary prototype for patient verification and approval.

Type	Available Colors	ORDER CODE	ITEM NUMBER
Crown & Bridge Resin	A1	META3D-CBA1	570-0311
Crown & Bridge Resin	A2	META3D-CBA2	570-0321
Crown & Bridge Resin	A3	META3D-CBA3	570-0331
Denture Base Resin	Denture Red	META3D-DBR2	570-0420
Dental Casting Resin	Cherry	META3D-DCC3	570-0430
Ortho Model Resin	Beige	META3D-OMB2	570-1520
Ortho Model Resin	Gray	META3D-OMG7	570-1570
Surgical Guide Resin	Transparent	META3D-SGT0	570-1900
Try-in Resin	Beige	META3D-TIB2	570-2020

Denture Base Resin

Denture base resin is primarily used to create the pink, gum-colored foundation of a removable denture. It's designed to be strong, durable, and lightweight to withstand the forces of chewing and speaking. The material's color is matched to a patient's natural gums for a realistic appearance.

• Primary Function: To form the base that holds artificial teeth and rests on the patient's oral tissues.
• Key Properties: Biocompatibility, impact resistance, and a realistic aesthetic to mimic gum tissue.
• ​Final Product: A removable complete or partial denture.

Crown & Bridge Resin
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Crown and bridge resin is a different type of polymer specifically formulated for fabricating dental crowns, bridges, and inlays. Its purpose is to create a structure that functions as an individual tooth or a series of teeth. This resin is engineered for higher strength, wear resistance, and aesthetics to match the look and feel of natural teeth.

• Primary Function: To create a permanent or temporary restoration for a single tooth (crown) or to replace multiple missing teeth (bridge).
• Key Properties: High flexural strength, superior wear resistance, and a range of shades to match tooth color.
• Final Product: A fixed prosthetic restoration cemented to a patient's existing teeth or implants.

Dental Casting Resin
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Dental casting resin is a different type of material with a very specific purpose. Unlike denture base or crown & bridge resins, which form the final product, casting resin is used to create a burnout pattern for a metal or ceramic restoration.

It is like a temporary mold. Here’s a breakdown of its key function and properties:

Primary Function: To create a temporary pattern or model of a dental restoration. This pattern is then invested in a material like dental stone, and the resin is burned out in a furnace, leaving a perfect, empty cavity in the shape of the pattern. Molten metal or a pressed ceramic material is then injected into this cavity to form the final restoration.

Key Properties: The most crucial property of casting resin is that it must burn away completely and cleanly, without leaving any residue or ash. This ensures the final restoration is a precise and accurate fit.

Final Product: The casting resin itself is not the final product. It is a tool used in the process of creating a finished crown, bridge, or partial denture framework from materials like gold, chrome-cobalt, or pressable ceramics.

So, in summary:

• Denture Base Resin is for the final, pink gum part of a removable denture.
• Crown & Bridge Resin is for the final, tooth-colored restoration.
• Dental Casting Resin is a sacrificial material used to create a mold for a metal or ceramic restoration.
• Ortho Model Resin is used to build a working model for the orthodontist to use in the lab.
  

Ortho Model Resin 

Ortho model resin is designed to create an accurate model of the patient's teeth.

Primary Function: To print highly precise, dimensionally stable models of a patient's dental arches. These models are used by orthodontists to plan treatment, create retainers, aligners, and other orthodontic appliances. The detail and accuracy of the printed model are critical for ensuring the final appliance fits perfectly.

Key Properties: This resin is engineered for dimensional stability to prevent warping or shrinkage. It must have high resolution to capture fine details like the cusps of teeth and the contours of the gums. It's often a solid, opaque color (like gray or beige) to make it easy for the orthodontist to visualize and work with.

Final Product: The ortho model resin itself is the final product. It is a physical, solid replica of the patient's teeth and jaws, not a component of an appliance.

​Surgical Guide Resin

This resin is used to 3D print a custom-fit surgical template. The guide fits directly over a patient's existing teeth or gumline and has small, precisely-drilled holes that dictate the exact angle, depth, and position for a dental implant drill.

Primary Function: To guide a dental surgeon's drill with millimeter-level precision. This prevents damage to sensitive anatomical structures like nerves or the maxillary sinus.

Key Properties: Dimensional stability and a biocompatible formulation. The material must be sterilizable, rigid, and transparent to allow the surgeon to see the underlying tissue.

Final Product: The surgical guide itself is the final product. It is a one-time-use tool that is used during the implant surgery and then discarded.

In summary, surgical guide resin is a specialized material for surgical planning and execution, while the other resins are used for creating prosthetic or orthodontic devices. The high stakes of dental surgery make the properties of surgical guide resin uniquely different from other dental resins.

Unlike the other resins, which are used to create final products or specialized tools, try-in resin is used to create a prototype of a final restoration. It allows the dentist and patient to evaluate a temporary, non-permanent version of a crown, bridge, or denture before the final, costly item is manufactured.

Key Functions and Properties
The primary purpose of a try-in is to act as a physical mockup. This allows everyone to confirm the following:

• Aesthetics: Does the color, shape, and size look natural in the patient's mouth?
• Fit: Does it seat correctly on the gums or teeth without a gap?
• Occlusion (Bite): Does the patient's bite feel comfortable and balanced with the new restoration?
• Patient Approval: The patient gets to see and feel the restoration, leading to greater satisfaction and fewer surprises with the final product.

Try-in resin is engineered to be low-strength and easily removable. It's not meant to be a permanent solution. It's often a tooth-colored or pink material to mimic the look of the final restoration, but its key property is that it allows for a quick, accurate physical verification of the digital design.