SprintRay's New Resin Can 3D Print Dental Crowns in a Single Visit

What SprintRay Just Launched

SprintRay has started shipping Midas Restore, an FDA-cleared ceramic and zirconia-filled resin that prints definitive dental restorations directly on the Midas Digital Press. The material produces crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers with over 75 percent filler by weight, putting it in the same class as milled hybrid ceramics.

The launch date is September 1, 2026. A three-pack of single-unit capsules costs $135. Shades currently available are A1, A2, A3, B1, and C2. The material is Rx only and was cleared through a 510(k) submission to the FDA.

Why This Is Different From Earlier Dental Resins

Previous dental 3D printing resins top out around 50 to 55 percent filler by weight. Midas Restore crosses 75 percent, which changes the mechanical picture significantly. In biaxial flexural testing, it reached 215 MPa maximum strength. Surface hardness came in above 80 HV, roughly double that of earlier printed restorative resins. Wear resistance over 200,000 cycles measured five times better than SprintRay's own Ceramic Crown material. Gloss retention hit 98 percent after 5,000 simulated toothbrush cycles.

The fill level matters clinically because a more highly loaded ceramic-zirconia formulation polishes more like natural tooth structure and resists staining better over time. SprintRay lab data puts its translucency parameter at 13.5, which the company says matches milled lithium disilicate HT.

The Bonded-Tooth Design Philosophy

Most restorative materials are engineered around bulk strength. That approach pushes designers toward stiff, brittle materials and forces more tooth reduction than the restoration actually needs. Midas Restore takes a different path. Its resin matrix is designed to arrest cracks rather than simply resist them, and the flexural modulus sits closer to dentin than to a traditional glass ceramic.

Once the restoration bonds adhesively to remaining tooth structure, the material and tooth distribute load together. Stress does not concentrate at the interface the way it does with stiffer materials. That shift in design logic is the main argument SprintRay is making to clinicians.

How the Workflow Actually Runs

The Midas Digital Press uses a technology SprintRay calls Digital Press Stereolithography, or DPS. Conventional SLA cannot push highly filled, viscous material into the print zone reliably. DPS solves this by forcing material from sealed capsules into the build area. That is why Midas Restore can carry such a high filler load without clogging or failing to cure consistently.

After printing, post-curing takes four minutes. Polishing to final gloss uses two wheels and runs under two minutes. No glaze oven is required. The material can also be adjusted or added to intraorally before bonding, which means a clinician can refine a margin chairside without sending the patient away for a second appointment. There is no provisional restoration step, no lab turnaround, and no second bill.

Who This Is For

This targets practices already running the Midas Digital Press. At launch, the material will not work on SprintRay's older printers. The restriction is deliberate: the capsule-based DPS process is what makes the high filler load possible, and SprintRay is keeping the material tied to the press that can handle it.

Clinicians who participated in early evaluation reported straightforward finishing and polishability. One prosthodontist at OmniSmile Digital Dental Solutions described the gloss result as achievable in two or three polishing steps with a standard system, which is a notable claim given that some ceramic-filled resins require diamond polishing pastes and considerable hand time.

For practices that already own a Midas Digital Press, Midas Restore expands the range of cases that can be completed chairside. For anyone watching digital dentistry from the outside, the launch is a clear signal that same-visit ceramic restorations are moving from a premium exception to a routine offering.