Dental Materials
Desktop Health Flexcera Smile and Flexcera Smile Ultra+
31 min
overview flexcera™ smile and flexcera™ smile ultra+ are now available for carbon m series printers to produce artificial teeth for dental prostheses, which are one of the main components in the fabrication of removable permanent full dentures this guide will cover the orientation and supporting of the digital models for the applications listed above bottle of resin this resin is not currently compatible with the ao polishing cassette docid\ iffh3q8 wlk liqr87bd5 resource links flexcera smile about the material instru ctions for use smile safety data sheet flexcera smile ultra+ about the material instructions for use smile ultra+ safety data sheet protocol this downloadable handout provides important usage information, including instructions about s torage dispensing washing curing print it out and bring it into the lab example protocol sheet handout this protocol sheet applies to both flexcera smile and flexcera smile ultra+ https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/iujopuvpv7qlymc62cjks 8jzhficb8cfyuojvoa0gx 20240920 190015 pdf dental post processing grids one of our most popular downloads! this table provides washing and curing instructions for all supported dental resins print it and use it in the lab as a quick reference images of dental post processing grids english https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/uxbzokjjtgpphjapq8fvm 5vxy9axkpgf5gyc4v6k7y 20250514 183905 pdf german/deutsch https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/uxbzokjjtgpphjapq8fvm sebslaiwuzndri1gcllop 20241125 214312 pdf spanish/español https //archbee doc uploads s3 amazonaws com/uxbzokjjtgpphjapq8fvm 2i0uhzofua4ayjfusl1v2 20241203 180542 pdf flexcera smile application flexcera™ smile may only be used for the production of artificial teeth for dental protheses, which are one of the main components in the fabrication of removable permanent full dentures any deviation from the instructions for use can negatively affect the chemical and physical properties of the finished product consequently, the biocompatibility of the full denture cannot be guaranteed flexcera™ smile may not be used for the production of e g crowns, bridges, veneers, cover dentures, implant retained full or partial dentures or any other application which deviates from the indication for design recommendations, see manufacturer instructions for use here resin shades available carbon has validated four shades of flexcera smile/flexcera smile ultra+ resins bleach, a1, a2 and b1 there are two options in the printer ui resin menu flexcera smile/flexcera smile ultra+ bleach for use with the bleach shade flexcera smile/flexcera smile ultra+ a1, a2, b1 for use with a1, a2 or b1 shades resin shade resin menu option bleach flexcera smile/ultra+ bleach a1, a2, or b1 flexcera smile/ultra+ a1, a2, b1 preparation tips resin menu options carbon offers two resin options in the printer ui for use with flexcera smile and flexcera smile ultra+ flexcera smile/ultra+ bleach for use with bleach shade flexcera smile/ultra+ a1, a2, b1 for use with a1, a2 or b1 shades resin drop down menu prepare resin before printing before using the material for the first time or after prolonged storage, shake the material bottle vigorously for approximately 5 minutes vigorous shaking may cause air bubbles to form allow the material to rest in the bottle for an additional 5 minutes to allow any air bubbles to rise and dissipate before use general orientation & support information hide the platform use toggle platform (or press b ) to hide the platform before orienting parts this will make it easier to see overhangs and place supports patch tool the supports speeds up support creation by automatically supporting an area with just a few clicks it is useful for supporting larger areas of overhang that would take longer to support manually it is often useful to support your parts with this tool before manually adding supports patch workflow select the part to be supported orient the camera so that the overhangs are clearly visible check that patch is selected click on each large overhang to select it a green patch will appear over each overhang repeat until all the large overhangs are selected under support attributes → primary support type, select fence the other support attributes should remain their default values click generate all to create the support fences fence tool supports are manually placed by the user and are best suited on linear overhangs or smaller areas fences provide stability while leaving smaller nubs than the default bars option continued from patch workflow above so be sure the part is selected and overhangs are clearly visible fence workflow select fence tool click a series of points in an area of overhang to define the fence target long, narrow overhangs and small overhangs click esc key to finish adding points to a polyline hold down e key to reposition points click off of the part and drag a box to select points press backspace to delete click a polyline to select for editing support attributes should remain their default values click generate all to create the support fences repeat steps 1 5 as needed alternately, you can add multiple polylines as needed and then click generate all to create multiple fences at once fence workflow review supports docid\ vubpoaitblm11am9 qj1p in printer ui docid\ oid4znztzyelttpvj984a course for more information occlusal surfaces towards platform digital models should be oriented with the occlusal surfaces facing the platform does not apply to try ins or full arch denture teeth does not apply to try ins or full arch denture teeth necessary to maintain accuracy ensures supports are on the occlusal surfaces enabling greater accuracy for mating surfac occlusal surfaces face platform no overhangs on interface orient parts so that interfaces and margins are free from overhangs so that no supports are required there supports leave nubs which require more finishing and can affect fit with mating parts or teeth no overhangs on interfaces crowns, bridges and veneers introduction crowns, veneers and bridges have similar requirements no overhangs on margins no overhangs on interface surfaces minimum overhangs on buccal/lingual surfaces occlusal surfaces are oriented to minimize overhangs margin and interface are free of overhangs orientation 1 click on orient orient or shift + o shift + o in the top bar in the printer interface 2 in the lower right corner of the bottom bar, turn on overhang detection overhang detection or v key v key and set to 40 degrees areas that need support will appear red red orient and overhang detection buttons 3 orient each part so that the margin and interface are free of overhangs 4 refine orientation to minimize overhangs on other surfaces the margin and interface of each part should now be free of overhangs the remaining surfaces should have a minimal amount of overhangs teeth oriented to minimize overhangs margins and interfaces that have overhangs will require supports these supports affect fit and will require finishing to ensure proper seating supporting follow the application specific recommendations below incisors and canines in addition to supporting overhangs, these teeth require additional supports to maximize accuracy and print success secondary fence supports offset to the lingual side of the incisal edge/cusp tip two rows of fences on the labial surface located at approximately 1/4 and 3/4 of the tooth height the example below shows the additional supports needed on a veneer for an incisor secondary fence on lingual side 1 support overhang at incisal edge with a single fence points on incisal edge 3 generated supports generated supports 2 add secondary fence approximately 1 mm to the lingual side points for secondary fence 4 side view of generated supports side view of supports two fences on the labial surface 1 labial surface of veneer for incisor labial surface of veneer for incisor 3 generated supports generated supports 2 add fences approximately 1/4 and 3/4 of the tooth height add fences approximately 1/4 and 3/4 of the tooth height 4 side view of generated supports side view of generated supports examples of well supported parts crown crown veneer veneerbridge denture try ins the following information applies to upper and lower denture try ins introduction denture try ins the following general requirements orient try ins with anterior facing platform minimize overhangs on intaglio surfaces no overhangs on occlusal tooth surfaces orientation 1 click on orient orient or shift + o shift + o in the top bar in the printer interface 2 in the lower right corner of the bottom bar, turn on overhang detection overhang detection or v key v key and set to 40 degrees areas that need support will appear red red orient and overhang detection buttons 3 orient the occlusal surfaces roughly parallel to the platform 4 rotate model so the occlusal surfaces are 90 degrees to occlusal side note there will be overhangs on molars and labial surfaces surfaces that have overhangs will require supports these supports affect fit and will require finishing to ensure proper seating supporting follow the application specific recommendations below support all overhangs as needed using the patch or fence tools in most cases, patch is the only tool that will be required when using patch tool, set fence spacing to 2 mm if redundant bar supports are added, they may be manually deleted don't forget to support t bars and the inner edge anterior labial surfaces t bars t bars also require supports use fence supports to quickly support t bars press esc key to end a fence inner lingual edge of lower try in typically, only a single fence is needed to support the lingual edge supporting inner lingual edge of lower try in example of well supported try ins lower try inupper try in denture teeth full arches the following information applies to full arches only introduction unlike other applications, denture teeth require placement of supports on basal surfaces no overhangs on occlusal tooth surfaces orientation 1 click on orient orient or shift + o shift + o in the top bar in the printer interface 2 in the lower right corner of the bottom bar, turn on overhang detection overhang detection or v key v key and set to 50 degrees areas that need support will appear red red orient and overhang detection buttons 3 orient the occlusal surfaces facing up , parallel to the platform 4 rotate 30 degrees up to lingual side surfaces that have overhangs will require supports these supports affect fit and will require finishing to ensure proper seating supporting follow the application specific recommendations below support all overhangs as needed using the patch or fence tools in most cases, patch is the only tool that will be required limit supports to basal surfaces nesting select the layout tab layout tab (shift + l) in the top menu bar under auto layout, select gen2 gen2 gen2 usually gives the most effecient packing for dental devices enter at least 1 mm 1 mm in padding padding models require a minimum of 1 mm of space between them leave optimize starting rotation unchecked this leaves your parts in their previous orientations leave allowed rotations at the default setting this gives the software maximum flexibility to fit the most possible parts on the build platform press the auto layout auto layout button to arrange your parts screen shot showing button locations if necessary, nesting can be changed manually click and drag parts to adjust their position modify z rotation by using the spin tool or manual rotations under the orient tab (shift + o) use the part list tab as needed to more easily select models and focus on them print preparation print controls click print controls print controls or shift + p shift + p in the top menu bar print controls button choose the correct print profile when printing crown and bridge geometries in flexcera smile/flexcera smile ultra+, use the print profile flexcera smile ultra+ c\&b the use of this print profile will improve the accuracy of the intaglio surfaces of these types of geometries, but will also increase the print time do not use this print profile when printing denture teeth or monolithic dentures in flexcera smile/flexcera smile ultra+ if you do not see the flexcera smile ultra+ c\&b print profile in your print controls, please contact carbon support slicing there are two options for print profile print profile when printing crown and bridge geometries select flexcera smile ultra+ c\&b for denture teeth, monolithic dentures and veneers, use the default profile under slicing, select either standard (100 µm) standard (100 µm) or fine (50 µm) fine (50 µm) , depending on your preference leave all other values at their default values slicing menu note fine (50 µm) slice thickness will result in increased print times compared to standard (100 µm) application print profile slicing denture teeth or monolithic denture default standard (100 µm) or fine (50 µm) crown or bridge flexcera smile ultra+ c\&b veneer default project analysis select the project analysis project analysis tab click start analysis and wait for the processing to complete note the required resin volume and print time click add to queue project analysis button manufacturer instructions for use flexcera smile instructions for use smile flexcera smile ultra+ instructions for use smile ultra+ questions & support for questions about the resin properties, printing, washing or curing your parts, please contact the support team submit support ticket https //health desktopmetal com/support/ticket/ https //health desktopmetal com/support/ticket/ for questions about your carbon printer or carbon software settings used for this resin, please contact carbon email support\@carbon3d com phone 1 (650) 285 6307 option 2 printer ui on the dashboard, select the prints prints tab select one of the printed projects select one of the printed projects click 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