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I industry _GeorgIsbaner:MrCohen,whatisyourcompany’s expertise?Whatisyourproductofferingtocustomers? Avi Cohen: In the dental market, in which I essen- tiallyestablishedourproductsoverfiveyearsago,we are by far the leading provider of overall solutions. When we initially began serving this industry, we came up with a printer that prints stone models di- rectly from intra-oral scans. At the 2013 IDS, we re- leasedtheObjet30OrthoDesk,asmall,low-costdesk- top printer. For us, every idea is an opportunity to re- lease a new product. We are very much committed to the dental market and release one or two machines every year. _Couldyoutellusabouttheproductyoupresented atthisyear’sIDS? At the 2015 IDS, we presented the Objet260 Den- tal Selection 3-D printer, which is a new system that enables printing of a full-colour lifelike model—in- stead of a regular stone model or a one-colour model—from a colour intra-oral scan. The printer brings advanced triple-jetting technology to dental and orthodontic laboratories, allowing 3-D printing of impressively realistic models with a true-to-life look and feel. You can, for example, print jaw models directly fromCBCTscandata,withhigh-definitiontooth,root and nerve canal anatomy rendered in contrasting materials and colours. Holding the printed model in your hands, you can feel and touch the surface, the smoothness and the resolution. Everything from the CBCT scan data is presented here. So when designing a denture for which implants are to be placed, you know exactly where the nerve is and how to avoid it. In addition to that, when scanning a patient’s mouth, you have the option to do this in colour be- 3-D printing: Next generation of dental modelling Author_Georg Isbaner, Germany 32 I implants2_2015 With 3-D colour scans and colour prints, dentistry has made some significant advancements in digi- talization in recent years.At the 2015 International Dental Show (IDS), manufacturer of 3-D printers andproductionsystemsStratasyspresentedanew system to the dental industry:Objet260 Dental Se- lection. With this printer, practitioners are able to createmodelswithlifeliketexturesforpreciseeval- uation and a wide range of shades for customized shade matching. Georg Isbaner, editorial manager ofimplants,spokewithAviCohen,DirectorofGlobal DentalatStratasys,aboutthecompany’slatestde- velopment. Avi Cohen, Director of Global Dental at Stratasys.