printed denture

[rkm rdt]

Actually, I'm sure the rejects could be modified somehow on a milling machine.

 

[CoolHandLuke]

Actually, I'm sure the rejects could be modified somehow on a milling machine.

lol no

 

[rkm rdt]

The young dentist/nerds will figure this out and hire us when they get busy.

 

[rkm rdt]

lol no

I know there will probably be no rejects when you incorporate a cbct .
remove the pink and sell them as white grills.

 

[Inna-Hurry]

IMO printing is the way to go for the teeth. You can get multi layers from the middle out just like making a marble (crown).
Milling and gluing? WTF is this... a Testors model?
It's coming but the material is gonna cost more than the labor to do it the old way.
Who cares if they don't last more than a year or two. Print another one.

 

[kcdt]

India

It's getting to where you can just walk over the Pacific.

 

[kcdt]

I think it's a tryin/ temp to wear for a test run.
Make changes and reprint until Mabel gives the thumbs up.
Print final and never have to repair ,just reprint the master.

Now I'm curious. Is the pricepoint low enough to make prototyping feasible for multiple trials.
That's a real bone of contention now, I've known plenty of labs that'll just eat resets rather than anger mighty Dr.
How's this going to play out when there's material costs Dr can't shift?
It's gonna get interesting.

 

[CoolHandLuke]

its a 20$ denture. is that low enough material cost for you?

 

[kcdt]

its a 20$ denture. is that low enough material cost for you?

If the end user is just the Dr, and he's paying that, my guess is yes.
For most labs instead of lost labor, it could work. But the issue would be threshold cost.
Is that going to make this a big lab swimming pool?

 

[CoolHandLuke]

If the end user is just the Dr, and he's paying that, my guess is yes.
For most labs instead of lost labor, it could work. But the issue would be threshold cost.
Is that going to make this a big lab swimming pool?

big labs can already make dentures for less one dollar tooth cards, and 5 dollars of acrylic due to bulk pricing.

if 20 is the pricepoint that makes you jump, all the better.

 

[rkm rdt]

Has the slogan,teeth in a day been used yet?

 

[Inna-Hurry]

$20 materials for a printed denture? Is it FDA approved? Please post the link.

 

[rkm rdt]

In a hurry?

 

[CoolHandLuke]

$20 materials for a printed denture? Is it FDA approved? Please post the link.

yes it is

https://nextdent.com/

the $20 figure is from the presentation they made at labday

 

[Inna-Hurry]

yes it is

https://nextdent.com/

the $20 figure is from the presentation they made at labday

Thanks. That blows my theory all out the window.... UhOh....anybody wanna buy a lab?

 

[Flipperlady]

Thanks. That blows my theory all out the window.... UhOh....anybody wanna buy a lab?

Weird, I went to the website listed and the product branded "next'. Next thing I know an article popped up in my news feed about after Jobs was fired from apple, how he hired a marketing firm to re brand him and his ideas. They called it "Next" and it was a successful brand, the article was all about branding yourself.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/90164213/3-essential-branding-lessons-from-a-rare-steve-jobs-interview

 

[Inna-Hurry]

Weird, I went to the website listed and the product branded "next'. Next thing I know an article popped up in my news feed about after Jobs was fired from apple, how he hired a marketing firm to re brand him and his ideas. They called it "Next" and it was a successful brand, the article was all about branding yourself.
https://www.fastcodesign.com/90164213/3-essential-branding-lessons-from-a-rare-steve-jobs-interview

I did not follow the link.... In the past I have had bad things happen to my computer from opening links... lol. Thanks for the update.
My theory is that a denture will cost the same (or more) but the ratio will shift from most of the cost being labor to most of the cost being materials.

 

[rkm rdt]

Digital has always provided superior materials.

 

[JMN]

Digital has always provided superior materials.

Two words:
Auto Tune

 

[rkm rdt]

Two words:
Auto Tune

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