Print Your Own Teeth: Rapid Prototyping Comes to Dentistry
Print Your Own Teeth: Rapid Prototyping Comes to Dentistry (ScienceDaily) What if, instead of waiting days or weeks for a cast to be produced and prosthetic dental implants, false teeth and replacement crowns to be made, your dentist could quickly scan your jaw and “print” your new teeth using a rapid prototyping machine known as [...]
Dentsply to Acquire Astra Tech for $1.8B Making Dentsply the #3 Dental Implant Maker
FT: Dentsply in Talks to Buy Astra Tech (HealthPointCapital) Dentsply buys Astra Tech for $1.8 billion (Reuters – UK) The Financial Times broke rumors yesterday evening that Dentsply was is exclusive negotiations to acquire Astra Tech. The deal is reportedly valued at about $1.8 billion. Details of the auction have never been disclosed, but at various [...]

