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Lithuania-based AmeraLabs is putting new dental 3D printing resins on the market. Its new Made in Europe resins will include one material for impression trays, one for surgical guides, and another for try-ins. Try-ins are wearable intermediate dental appliances used to check comfort before placing final veneers, implants, or dentures. An impression tray is a jig, I guess, that holds silicone or another molding material so you can take an accurate impression. If you’ve ever had aligners, a night guard, or some whitening treatments, then you’ve probably used an impression tray. And surgical guides, of course, are for improving the accuracy of procedures while reducing failure rates.
The new resins cost around $170 a liter. Dental resins typically cost from $85 to around $800 a liter; compar