3Shape Showcases Dental System™ 2010 in Chicago

Copenhagen, February 26, 2010 - 3Shape A/S, the user-acclaimed worldwide leader in 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, is showcasing the launch of its new generation Dental System^TM 2010 at the LMT Lab Day, being held February 27 in Chicago. Due for release later in the year, this industry-pacesetting 2010 version of 3Shape's Dental System^TM solution adds new, sophisticated indications never before seen in the market, offering unsurpassed production gains for digital dental labs.

Among the many new features is unique support for those clinical cases requiring both maxillary and mandibular restorative work carried out in one integrated design session.
Henrik Vestermark, Vice-President of Business Development for North America, explains: "We work closely with dental labs and design our systems to optimally support their real-life workflows. Just a single mouse click activates any restorative element for modification. We created this simultaneous modeling functionality to provide a high level of design esthetics and speed for those demanding "dual-side" cases."

Creating a crown or a bridge without the guidance of dynamic articulation and articulating paper would be thought improbable for most dental technicians. 3Shape recognizes their relentless pursuit of the optimal occlusal fit, and its Dental System^TM 2010 now brings labs highly sophisticated dynamic virtual articulation that uniquely simulates traditional high-end articulator functionality.

With Dental System^TM 2010, 3Shape is introducing the market's fastest virtual design of Removable Partials. The solution's intuitive workflow mimics familiar manual steps including blocking out of undercuts, retention grid design with automatic resin gap and application of major connector and clasps.

The list of powerful and productive new features in 3Shape's Dental System™ 2010 seems endless and includes the market's most precise and cost-saving tool for designing sophisticated implant bars and bridges for both removable and fixed prostheses. The solution supports standard and free-form bar shapes and enables virtual addition of attachments, locators and retention holes. 3Shape's solution enables labs to enjoy material savings while cutting their production time by 60-70%.

"3Shape has consistently brought new versions of Dental System™ to the market over the past four years with each new version leap-frogging over previous ones - and 3Shape will continue this trend in the future. Our goal is to keep dental lab owners ahead, guaranteeing that their production process stays on the most competitive path," states Henrik Vestermark, Vice-President of Business Development for North America.

The new Dental System™ 2010 seems to cement 3Shape's already solid position as the right choice in this rapidly evolving CAD/CAM dental business environment. 3Shape has announced that current and up-to-date licensed users of Dental System™ will automatically receive the 2010 version when it becomes available later this year.