Imagine walking into the dentist with a damaged tooth and walking out the same day with a custom, permanent-quality restoration, no weeks of waiting, no temporary that pops off, no second trip. At Jenkins Family Dentistry in Floyds Knobs, that’s not the future. It’s how we work today, thanks to in-house 3D printing technology.
Here’s how our SprintRay 3D printers cut out the outside dental lab and put your new smile in your hands faster.
The Old Way: Waiting on an Outside Lab
For decades, getting many dental restorations meant a frustrating, multi-week process:
- Your dentist takes an impression
- That impression gets mailed to an outside dental lab
- You wait, often two to three weeks, while the lab fabricates your restoration
- You wear a temporary in the meantime (which can loosen or fall off)
- You come back for a second appointment to place the final result
Every step added time, cost, and the potential for something to go wrong. The outside lab was a bottleneck, and you were stuck waiting.
The New Way: Printed Right Here, In-House
At Jenkins Family Dentistry, we’ve brought the lab in-house with advanced 3D printing technology from SprintRay, a leader in 3D printing solutions for digital dentistry.
Using our SprintRay Pro 2 and SprintRay Midas printers, we can design and produce custom dental solutions, right in our office, with exceptional speed, precision, and lifelike results.
Learn more about SprintRay’s dental 3D printing technology here.
See all the technology we use here.
How In-House 3D Printing Works
The process is remarkably efficient, and far more comfortable than the old impression trays:
- Digital Scan — We capture a precise 3D digital scan of your mouth, no goopy impression material required.
- Digital Design — Your restoration or appliance is custom-designed on-screen for a perfect fit to your bite and smile.
- In-House Printing — Instead of mailing that design to an outside lab, we print it right here using our SprintRay printers.
- Same-Visit Delivery — Many restorations and appliances can be completed in a single visit, so you skip the waiting and the temporaries.
What We Can Create In-House
Our SprintRay printers let us produce a wide range of custom dental solutions on-site, including:
- Custom dental restorations with lifelike, natural-looking esthetics
- Surgical guides for precise, predictable implant placement
- Dental models for planning and designing treatment
- Custom appliances tailored to your exact needs
Because everything happens under one roof, we control the quality, the timeline, and the precision from start to finish.
Why In-House Printing Is Better for You
Bringing the lab in-house isn’t just a cool piece of technology, it delivers real benefits:
- Faster treatment — Many procedures done in a single visit instead of multiple appointments
- Fewer temporaries — Less time wearing (and worrying about) temporary restorations
- Enhanced precision — Digital design and printing produce an exact, custom fit
- Greater convenience — Less time off work, fewer trips, less hassle
- Predictable results — We oversee the entire process for consistent quality
Experience Modern Dentistry in Floyds Knobs
Cutting out the outside lab means cutting out the wait, without cutting any corners on quality. It’s just one of the ways Dr. Chris Jenkins and our team use advanced technology to make your care faster, more comfortable, and more precise.
Ready to experience same-day dentistry done right? Schedule your visit today.
Frequently Asked Questions
It’s technology that lets your dentist design and produce custom dental solutions, like restorations, surgical guides, models, and appliances, right in the office using a 3D printer, instead of mailing designs to an outside lab. Jenkins Family Dentistry uses SprintRay Pro 2 and Midas printers.
Because we design and print in-house, we skip the weeks-long wait for an outside lab. Many restorations and appliances can be completed in a single visit, which also means fewer temporaries and fewer trips.
In-house digital design and printing produce highly precise, custom-fit, natural-looking results, and because we control the entire process, we can ensure consistent quality. Dr. Jenkins will recommend the best material and method for your specific case.
Our SprintRay printers can create custom restorations, surgical guides for implant placement, dental models, and custom appliances, all designed and produced right in our Floyds Knobs office.
