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Understanding dental application print speed (Form 4B)

Form 4 generation printers deliver blazing fast print speeds with excellent reliability, print quality, accuracy, materials performance, and build volume size. Most MSLA printers sacrifice one or several aspects of print performance to achieve comparable speeds.

Print speed is mostly impacted by material and layer height and slightly impacted by print geometry. The most accurate way to calculate the print time for your model is by using the Print Time estimation feature in PreForm, our free print preparation software.

The tables below show print speeds for a variety of dental applications, resins, and numbers of models per print. For general information about Form 4 generation print speeds, see Understanding print speed (Form 4 generation).

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Multiple parts per print

Application	Resin	Layer thickness (microns)	Number of parts/job	Max job height (mm)	Print time (min)¹	Print time per part (min)	Print speed (mm/hr)
Clear aligner models	Fast Model	160	11	12	9	0.8	80.0
Occlusal splints and guards	Dental LT Comfort	100	8	27.2	57	7.1	28.6
Occlusal splints and guards	Dental LT Clear V2	100	8	27.2	54	6.8	30.2
Restorative models	Precision Model	50	10	22.8	112	11.2	12.2
Surgical guides	Surgical Guide	100	12	24.9	48	4.0	31.1
All-on-X	Premium Teeth	100	9	27.4	37	4.1	44.4
Crowns and bridges	Premium Teeth	100	5	21.8	25	5.0	52.3
Indirect bonding trays	IBT Flex	100	8	10.2	54	6.8	11.3
Denture teeth	Premium Teeth	100	10	19	27	2.7	42.2
Denture base	Denture Base	50	6	30.7	100	16.7	18.4
Custom impression trays	Custom Tray	100	4	35.1	48	12.0	43.9
Diagnostic models	Grey V5	100	6	15.7	34	5.7	27.7
Patterns for casting and pressing	Castable Wax	100	26	18.8	124	4.8	9.1
Soft tissue	Flexible 80A	100	26	18.8	124	4.8	9.1
Hawley retainer models	Grey V5	100	8	19.1	47	5.9	24.4
Direct composite restoration	IBT Flex	100	12	42.9	134	11.2	19.2
Crowns and bridges	BEGO™ VarseoSmileⓇ TriniQⓇ Resin	50	30	23.15	159	5.3	8.7
Permanent restorations	BEGO™ VarseoSmileⓇ TriniQⓇ Resin	50	48	20.15	147	3.1	8.2

¹ Using PreForm 3.37.1

Single part per print

Application	Resin	Layer thickness (microns)	Max job height (mm)	Print time (min)¹	Print speed (mm/hr)
Clear aligner models	Fast Model	160	12	8	90.0
Occlusal splints and guards	Dental LT Comfort	100	27.2	48	34.0
Occlusal splints and guards	Dental LT Clear V2	100	27.2	47	34.7
Restorative models	Precision Model	50	22.8	85	16.1
Surgical guides	Surgical Guide	100	24.9	41	36.4
All-on-X	Premium Teeth	100	27.4	30	54.8
Crowns and bridges	Premium Teeth	100	16.1	20	48.3
Indirect bonding trays	IBT Flex	100	10.2	38	16.1
Denture teeth	Premium Teeth	100	19	23	49.6
Denture base	Denture Base	50	30.7	69	26.7
Custom impression trays	Custom Tray	100	35.1	39	54.0
Diagnostic models	Grey V5	100	15.7	26	36.2
Patterns for casting and pressing	Castable Wax	50	35.45	157	13.5
Soft tissue	Flexible 80A	100	18.8	66	17.1
Hawley retainer models	Grey V5	100	19.1	32	35.8
Direct composite restoration	IBT Flex	100	42.9	92	28.0
Permanent restorations	BEGO™ VarseoSmileⓇ TriniQⓇ Resin	100	20.2	34	35.6
Permanent restorations	BEGO™ VarseoSmileⓇ TriniQⓇ Resin	50	20.2	101	12.0

¹ Using PreForm 3.37.1