Summary: 3D Systems is set to showcase new dental 3D printing innovations at LMT Lab Day 2025 in Chicago, including solutions for night guards and direct-printed clear aligners, as part of its ongoing expansion in the digital dentistry market.

Key Takeaways:

  • 3D Systems will introduce the NextDent 300 MultiJet 3D printer, designed for high-volume denture production, with future applications for night guard manufacturing.
  • The company sees night guards as a growing market segment and plans to integrate them into its dental technology portfolio by late 2025.
  • Building on its role in clear aligner manufacturing, 3D Systems is developing direct-printing technology for clear aligners, expected to launch in 2026.

3D Systems previewed several new innovations ahead of LMT Lab Day 2025, being held in Chicago, February 20 to 22, 2025, including its solutions for night guards and direct printed aligners.

Showcasing the NextDent 300 MultiJet 3D Printer

The company will showcase the NextDent 300 MultiJet 3D printer, 3D Systems’ FDA-cleared complete workflow solution that enables high-volume dental laboratories to rapidly produce dentures. With the introduction of the NextDent 300 for multi-material printing, 3D Systems is looking to the future with the next application of this technology for night guards. 

Expanding into the Growing Night Guard Market

As the company points out in its press release, night guards are a rapidly growing market segment driven by the need to prevent damage to teeth from night grinding, an affliction affecting millions of people around the world. Night guards are also increasingly used by physicians for the treatment of sleep apnea and related disorders. 3D Systems expects night guards to become an important element of its dental technology portfolio in late 2025. 

Advancing Clear Aligner Manufacturing with Direct Printing

Meanwhile, as a key supplier of 3D printing technology to the clear aligner industry, the company’s technology today reportedly enables the manufacture of roughly one million patient-specific clear aligners daily across this rapidly growing market. This is the foundation upon which the company is set to launch the next phase of its expansion in the dental market, which will include novel technology for the direct printing of clear aligner products. 3D Systems anticipates availability of this solution in 2026.

READ MORE: The Aligner Evolution: How Innovation is Reshaping Treatment 

Commitment to Digital Dentistry Expansion

“3D Systems has been a pioneer in digital dentistry for years, establishing itself as an industry leader,” said Dr Jeffrey Graves, president and CEO, 3D Systems. “Additive manufacturing is poised for widespread adoption across all dental applications—to straighten, protect, repair and replace teeth—and we’re perfectly positioned to capitalize on this growth. Our decades of experience developing specialized dental materials and 3D printing technology along with our deep applications expertise will allow us to bring a full spectrum of high-volume production solutions to market in the coming years. We’re committed to this expansion and are working closely with key players in every dental product category to accelerate the availability of these advancements.”

Comprehensive Dental Solutions on Display at LMT Lab Day

3D Systems will showcase its digital dentistry portfolio designed to address a breadth of dental applications for orthodontics, prosthodontics, and implantology such as the production of trays, models, surgical guides, dentures, orthodontic splints, retainers, crowns, and bridges at LMT Lab Day, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. Additionally, the company will highlight how it has validated the NextDent materials portfolio to perform across a wide selection of the industry’s 3D printers. 

Photo courtesy of 3D Systems.