Carbon, a leader in 3D printing technology, has announced the development of FP3D, a groundbreaking flexible, removable partial denture (FRPD) resin, at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025. This innovative material introduces Carbon’s proven dual-cure chemistry to the dental industry, offering significant advancements in the performance and reliability of dental appliances.
FP3D challenges what was thought possible with 3D-printed dental resins. Carbon’s first dental resin leveraging its proprietary dual-cure chemistry, a technology that has driven innovation across multiple industries.
FP3D was engineered to push the boundaries of durability, flexibility, and strength and designed to achieve properties similar to some traditionally produced, polymer-based flexible partial denture materials. Expected to launch in late 2025, pending FDA clearance, FP3D may redefine the future of 3D-printed removable partial dentures.
Traditional single-cure resins often fall short when it comes to demanding dental applications, lacking the necessary durability, retention, and lifetime of the device required for a flexible partial application. Carbon’s FP3D material is designed to overcome these limitations by embedding secondary heat-activated chemistry within the resin.
This secondary reaction enables this material to build strength and durability in a bake step without sacrificing viscosity and accuracy in the printing step. This proprietary chemistry results in robust engineering-grade parts through isotropic mechanical responses with high durability.
By introducing dual-cure technology to the dental industry, Carbon aims to enhance the performance and reliability of dental appliances, offering dental professionals and patients the benefits of advanced material science.
Carbon’s dual-cure technology has been validated in various sectors, including sports equipment, footwear, and cycling.
Building upon the success of the AO Suite launched in 2024, Carbon is introducing new tools designed to further automate and streamline dental lab workflows, including automatic print preparation software and AO polishing cassette expansion.
