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Materialise Dental, which develops 3D technology solutions for implant practices, oral maxillofacial surgeons and orthodontists, announced today that it has established a partnership with Medical Modeling. The new partnership allows Medical Modeling to exclusively manufacture orthognathic CAD/CAM splints for the U.S. market and equally provide support for the SimPlant^® OMS software.

Materialise Dental focuses on 3D Digital Dentistry, offering a range of integrated solutions in computer guided dentistry. With SimPlant^® OMS, the company provides an interactive 3D system for predictable diagnosis and treatment planning of orthognathic cases. SimPlant^® OMS allows for accurate 3D cephalometric analysis, surgical simulation and prediction of soft tissue movements.

Based on the surgeon’s pre-operative treatment planning, Medical Modeling then produces custom-made intermediate and final splints using the stereolithography (SLA) process, an additive manufacturing technique. The splints provide a seamless link between planning and actual surgery, ensuring optimal jaw positioning during surgery without any time consuming model surgery.

Bart Swaelens, CEO of Materialise Dental: “Medical Modeling has many years of experience in supporting development of an accurate and predictable orthognathic surgical protocol. We value the company’s high esteem for quality service towards its customers and thus we trust they will do an excellent job in managing the SimPlant^® OMS software support. Their know-how in orthognathic surgery and our industry-expertise in 3D treatment planning software complement each other perfectly.”

Andy Christensen, President of Medical Modeling: “We are proud to partner with Materialise Dental for the US market, as they are a fast-growing international company with a strong background in the research and development of computer guided treatment planning software and patient-specific medical devices. Thanks to our unique strengths, we can offer surgeons performing orthognathic cases a combination of the best 3D treatment planning tools and orthognathic CAD/CAM splints available on the market today.”

The partnership gives surgeons the possibility to opt for all-round assistance during the treatment planning process. Engineers at Medical Modeling are equipped to help provide hands-on assistance for surgical planning using the software. Additionally, SimPlant^® OMS users will gain access to patented technology surrounding Medical Modeling’s protocol including fiducial registration of occlusal anatomy.

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Medical Modeling Inc.

Materialise Dental NV