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Dentsply Sirona Primeprint

Brand

HardwareCharlotte, North Carolina, USAFounded 2016· One of 1733 Hardware companies tracked by AMPulse

Primeprint 3D printing system—an automated, end-to-end dental 3D printing hardware and software solution enabling chairside and laboratory digital denture, orthodontic model, and restoration production; integrated with Carbon DLP/SLA technology for precision dental manufacturing.

CEO / Founder
Daniel Scavilla
Team Size
10000+
Stage
Public
Total Funding
Publicly Traded

Technology & Products

Key Products

Primeprint 3D Printer (hardware platform); Primeprint Model C (restorative/denture material); Primeprint software (print workflow and design tools); Lucitone Digital Print Denture (3D-printed denture system using Carbon technology); Digital intraoral/panoramic/3D imaging systems; CEREC chairside CAD/CAM system; inLab laboratory CAD/CAM system

Technological Advantage

Proprietary integration of Primeprint hardware + Dentsply materials chemistry + CEREC ecosystem creates switching cost and lock-in; Carbon partnership provides exclusive access to DLP/SLA-optimized dental resins unavailable to competitors; established distribution to 150+ countries and 4,000+ customer service representatives reduces customer acquisition friction; scale advantage in manufacturing and supply chain allows competitive material pricing.

Patent position

Dentsply Sirona Primeprint filed 10 patent families in 2022-2024, down 74% from 39 in 2019-2021, a steeper drop than the 28% decline in tracked AM filings across the same patent offices, while its focus shifted from equipment toward applications, rising from 31% to 80% share, far below peers 3D Systems (300) and Formlabs (114). AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
10 families filed 2022–2024, 39 in 2019–2021 (-74%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -28%
Process mix, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Vat photopolymerization 100% → 100%
Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
Applications 31% → 80%Equipment 64% → 50%
Filed in
EP 50%US 49%CN 13%WO 7%
Named competitors, AM patent families
3D Systems 300Formlabs 114Rapid Shape 14

68 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Streamlines digital denture and restoration workflows; reduces production time and cost for dental prosthetics and ortho models; delivers chairside 3D printing enabling on-demand, customized dental treatments without multi-week lab turnaround; integrates with Google Cloud and Dentsply's broader CAD/CAM ecosystem (CEREC, inLab).

How They Differentiate

Primeprint differentiates via: (1) exclusive Carbon DLP technology delivering high precision and speed vs. FDM/SLA alternatives; (2) integrated software (Google Cloud) + hardware reducing user friction; (3) Dentsply material portfolio (Lucitone brands) optimized for denture/oral applications; (4) global scale distribution (150+ countries) vs. point-solution competitors; (5) chairside convenience positioning vs. lab-only systems.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Dental practices, dental laboratories, dental technicians, dental clinics

Industry Verticals

Dental/Oral Healthcare; Dental Manufacturing; Medical Devices

Competitors

3D Systems (ProJet series dental 3D printers; Accura resins for dental); Formlabs (Form 3B/Form 4 used in dental labs; proprietary resins); Straumann/Rapid Shape (dental CAD/CAM and 3D printing systems)

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

2024 annual revenue $3.79B (down 4.34% YoY); 16,000 employees; 150+ countries sales presence; merged $14.5B combined entity in 2016 (Dentsply + Sirona 'merger of equals'). Primeprint-specific metrics: expanding digital denture and orthodontic restoration market share via partnerships (Carbon, Google Cloud, Benco, Burkhart). Q4 2023: three of four segments posted YoY growth.

Major Milestones

2016: Dentsply-Sirona merger ($14.5B deal); formation of current entity; 2016: MIS Implants Technologies acquisition (dental implantology, Israel); 2020: Grant funding ($326K, October 2020); 2024: Google Cloud integration announced for Primeprint portfolio; 2025-2026: Expanded partnerships with Benco Dental and Burkhart Dental Supply for Primeprint distribution

Notable Customers

Dental practices (chairside Primeprint users); Dental laboratories (production-volume denture/restoration 3D printing); Authorized distributors (Benco Dental, Burkhart Dental Supply, Henry Schein partners); Dental clinics (adopting digital denture/ortho workflows)

https://www.dentsplysirona.com

Recent coverage of Dentsply Sirona Primeprint

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
85
Granted
30
Families
68

Leading domains: process (85), equipment (52), application (45)

Filings by year: 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 5

  1. DETERMINATION USING NEURAL NETWORKS OF ATTRIBUTES OF DENTAL PARTS IN ADDITIVE/SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING2023285420 · WO
  2. METHOD OF DETERMINING LAYER THICKNESSES OF 3D MODELS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING03733379 · EP
  3. Additively manufactured denture base with bracing body11944511 · US
  4. PHOTOPOLYMERIZABLE RESIN COMPOSITIONS FOR DURABLE DENTAL PROSTHETIC AND RESTORATIVE ARTICLES04312943 · EP
  5. Method for the production of a blank, blank and a dental restoration12697193 · US