The Importance of Reliability and Quality with Pavel Kijanets
My name is Pavel Kijanets, and I was previously in a position as DT/3D Expert in Fibonacci Dental Studio in Tallinn, Estonia. We are a compact dental studio oriented on complex cases and individual approaches.Â
Now, I’m on my way to developing a 3D printing segment in Tallinna Hambalabor (Tallinn Dental Laboratory). 3D technology is the future and we need to dive in today to get experience and adapt our workflows to the current technological landscape.
My personal experience with 3D printing started with FormLabs2, then we tried Veltz and Phrozen for quite a long time. We even went for filament printers for producing useful tools for work in the laboratory. The best day in my digital journey was when our Asiga Max UV arrived. This technology opened numerous opportunities for stable and excellent quality work. In this day and age, we are no longer geographically locked when it comes to our work. You can work not only across your country, but globally, thanks to digital scanning and expedited world-wide airmail.
Asiga 3D printers allow us to reproduce any piece of digital data in less than an hour to a physical object. Even if the plaster model was damaged during production, Asiga, combined with other scanning and CAD technologies, can print a replica. My favorite aspects about our Asiga Max UV are:
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- Possibility to work fully digitally with articulator and jaw movements.Â
With today’s technology, we can transfer our digital articulation to a physical articulator with 100% precision.
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- Complex cases solutions from one printer with flexibility. Just change the tray and you are ready to print PMMA after the surgical guide. We can now print surgical guides with positioning guides and printed PMMA in a couple of prints. See photo below.
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- Easy to scale to laboratory needs in volume. Integrating the Asiga Max was incredibly simple, and it doubled our production capacity when compared to our previous 3D printers. The next step is to quadruple this production with the Asiga Pro4K.
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- Implant restorative cases with a single crown or bridge are easy to manage and always accurate.
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- Vertical printed splints. If I’m modelling splints with exact FUNCTION and CONTACTS, there is no way I can put connectors on any occlusal surface; I want them untouched! Vertical prints allow me to achieve this. With 95% of the work done digitally, I simply put a couple connectors on the distal sides of the terminal molars, and the splint is ready. 100% same as you modeled it.
One of the most important features of the Asiga Max is the open material system. The selection of verified materials that are present on Asiga’s official website is astonishing. An invaluable benefit for me is that I’m not obligated to work with only Asiga materials, but can easily try any materials from dozens or manufacturers. I can adapt my material choices to suit my needs in terms of quality/price/specifications/current accessibility on the market.
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When it comes to printing my models, I always go with Asiga Denta Model for models. The accuracy and surface finish is the best I’ve found on the market. What’s even more amazing is that I also successfully use it as burn out material and it always gives excellent results with a clean burn-out. For surgical guides, I prefer to work with Keystone KeyGuide. I love Asiga Tooth in A1-A2 color, and on the spectrum of A3 I prefer to use FREEPRINT temp from Detax.
In day to day use, one of the most important aspects of 3D printing are STABILITY of outcome and PRECISION. In those terms, Asiga never fails me. I can easily plan my work when I have no failures in printing and have a guaranteed result. Before final work goes to the patient’s mouth, it looks very aesthetically pleasing on model. The look of models for doctors is also very important. The color and texture gives a clean and professional look.
In the short term, I would like to see 3D printing in general become even faster. Every 10-15 minutes saved is critical. I’m also looking forward to seeing more complex materials come to the market, such as a harder PMMA. Fortunately, due to Asiga’s open materials system, we will likely have first-access to these new resins.
When it comes to printing my models, I always go with Asiga DentaModel for models. The accuracy and surface finish is the best I’ve found on the market. What’s even more amazing is that I also successfully use it as burn out material and it always gives excellent results with a clean burn-out. For surgical guides, I prefer to work with Keystone KeyGuide. I love Asiga DentaTooth in A1-A2 color, and on the spectrum of A3 I prefer to use FREEPRINT temp from Detax.
When looking at the horizon of digital dentistry in general, we will be in a world of high end, AI-assisted machines and tools which will produce almost everything in dental laboratories and the dental technician will be needed for human control and a final touch to give restorations a life-like appearance.
3D printing should be an easily accessible, precise, professional tool with guaranteed outcome and not a burden to use. Asiga is my solution to 3D printing.
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