SHERIDAN, WYOMING – May 1, 2025 – Dentsply Sirona and Formlabs have announced the immediate availability of the validated Lucitone Digital Print Denture™ workflow on the Formlabs Form 4B dental printer, a move that enhances digital denture manufacturing for dental laboratories worldwide. This milestone delivers significant operational efficiencies and clinical benefits, empowering labs to meet the growing demand for high-quality, esthetic dentures without the constraints of complex workflows or extended processing times.
Advancing Digital Dentistry with Seamless Integration
With this validation, dental laboratories can now leverage the full capabilities of Dentsply Sirona’s Lucitone Digital Print Denture System on Formlabs’ Form 4B platform. The integration includes the complete range of premium and economy denture materials—Lucitone Digital Print, Lucitone Digital Value, Lucitone Digital IPN, Lucitone Digital Fuse—and Digital Cure Units.
This expanded compatibility addresses a critical market need as global edentulism increases due to aging populations. Dental labs are under pressure to deliver accurate, esthetically pleasing, and durable prosthetics quickly and efficiently. This workflow meets those demands while maintaining quality and clinical integrity.
Strategic Collaboration Drives Innovation
The partnership between Dentsply Sirona—the world’s largest manufacturer of professional dental technologies—and Formlabs—the leading supplier of SLA and SLS 3D printers—represents a strategic advancement in dental manufacturing.
“Our collaboration with Formlabs underscores our shared commitment to empowering dental laboratories with the most advanced tools for digital dentistry,” said Rodrigo Canelhas, GVP, Implant & Prosthetic Solutions at Dentsply Sirona. “By validating the Lucitone Digital Print Denture workflow on Formlabs’ printers, we enable labs to streamline their workflow and achieve precise, aesthetic outcomes with confidence.”
Formlabs echoed this sentiment, highlighting the practical benefits for end-users: “At Formlabs, we are always looking to collaborate to deliver best-in-class solutions for our users. By adding the Lucitone Digital Print Denture™ System to our library of third-party materials, Form 4B users will be able to take advantage of the printer's superior reliability, speed, and user experience to produce premium, aesthetic digital dentures.”
Key Benefits for Dental Laboratories
The validated system offers a host of strategic and clinical advantages for dental labs, including:
- Reduced production time with streamlined digital workflows
- Improved consistency and accuracy for repeatable results
- Aesthetic flexibility with Lucitone Digital IPN™ teeth in 18 shades, including 16 A-D and 2 bleach options
- High mechanical strength and wear resistance for enhanced durability
- Efficient single-arch and complex case support
- Validated compatibility with Formlabs' high-performance Form 4B printer
These capabilities enhance the lab’s ability to deliver precise, patient-specific prosthetics at scale—offering both premium and economy denture solutions within a unified workflow.
Aligning with Market Trends and Demands
As digital transformation accelerates across the dental industry, this announcement aligns with key trends: the growing adoption of chairside and lab-side digital workflows, the need for scalable production of prosthetics, and an industry-wide focus on improving patient satisfaction through better-fit, faster-turnaround dentures.
By making this advanced system accessible on the Form 4B, Dentsply Sirona and Formlabs are setting new standards for digital prosthetic production that align with today’s efficiency-focused dental environment.
Explore the Future of Digital Dentures
Dental professionals interested in adopting or upgrading to this new validated workflow can access additional information and training:
- For more on the Lucitone Digital Print Denture™ System, visit: www.dentsplysirona.com/lucitonecurriculum
- For more on Formlabs and its dental printing solutions, visit: www.formlabs.com