3D Printing Removable Dentures: A Practical Workflow

Printed dentures moved from prototype to production in five years — but only with a disciplined workflow.

The digital denture chain

1. Scan edentulous arches (IOS or lab scanner) + bite registration.
2. Design base + teeth in CAD; print base in denture resin, teeth in tooth resin (or monolithic).
3. Wash, post-cure, and process the border.
4. Try-in printed base; adjust digitally and reprint — iteration is cheap.
5. Finalise: bond teeth or print monolithic, polish.

Where it beats conventional

Reprinting a base after a border adjustment costs minutes, not a new impression. Keep the digital master so a replacement is one print away.

Use our denture resin with a validated post-cure cycle.

From scan to worn denture

1. Scan the arch and opposing; design the setup in software.
2. Print a try-in base in flexible resin; adjust the set-up chairside.
3. Print the final base; set denture teeth digitally or bond prefab teeth.
4. Cure, finish, and polish; check the border with a functional test.

Why print the base

A printed base matches the scanned ridge within 100 µm; a conventional base can be off by a mm after packing. Less chair adjustment, fewer remakes.