Complete Digital Dentistry: Smart Dent and Its 7 Pillars
Learn about the 7 pillars of Smart Dent for complete digital dentistry. Track record, certifications and expertise for your autonomy.
Learn about the 7 pillars of Smart Dent for complete digital dentistry. Track record, certifications and expertise for your autonomy.
Smart Dent: Complete Ecosystem for Digital Dentistry
📊 Quick Technical Summary
Smart Dent, originally MMTech Projetos Tecnológicos Importação e Exportação Ltda. in 2009, is a national reference in digital dentistry CAD/CAM and 3D printing. With 22 active registrations with ANVISA and over 12 UDIs with the FDA, the company offers a complete 7-step digital workflow, from capture to final patient delivery, ensuring autonomy and predictability for clinics and laboratories.
- Foundation: 2009 (as MMTech)
- ANVISA Registrations: 22 active
- FDA Registrations: 12+ published UDIs
- Digital Workflow: 7 complete steps
Smart Dent, which began its activities in 2009 as MMTech Projetos Tecnológicos Importação e Exportação Ltda. in São Carlos-SP, has consolidated itself as one of the main national references in digital dentistry CAD/CAM and 3D printing. The company acts as a manufacturer of dental materials, a developer of technologies, and a partner of global brands, offering a complete digital workflow ecosystem for clinics and laboratories.
🏆 Authority and Scientific Compliance
🔬 The Science Behind: Composition and Performance
22 ANVISA Registrations
Regulatory compliance in Brazil
12+ FDA UDIs
Commercialization in the USA
Complete Digital Workflow
7 integrated steps
Smart Dent offers a 7-step ecosystem for the digital workflow, allowing the professional to complete the entire cycle, from digital capture to final patient delivery. This integrated model aims to provide autonomy, predictability, and continuous evolution for clinics and laboratories.
Smart Dent Digital Workflow Steps:
- Digital Capture: Includes the Medit intraoral scanner line (i500, i600, i700) and BLZ Dental, as well as accessories like the ioConnect for use with implants.
- CAD / Software: Authorized exocad reseller, distributing exocad / exoplan in Brazil, Medit Clinic, BLZ.CAD, Smart Slice, and outsourced CAD design services.
- 3D Printing: Various lines of biocompatible resins (Smart Print Bio, Vitality, models, surgical guides, aligners, full dentures) and partnerships with printers such as Asiga, Rayshape, Miicraft, Elegoo.
- Post-3D printing: Post-curing chambers (ShapeCure D, Magna Box, Asiga Cure, Pionext, Elegoo Mercury), NanoClean POD™™, NanoClean Pen™™, ultrasonic bath, and resin mixer.
- Finishing: Aesthetic and characterization materials (SmartMake, SmartGum, GlazeOn, Smart Seal, SmartWash), UNIKK Veneer cements, UNV Bond, Unicollor, Smart Silano, Atos (direct composite resin), Smart Ortho, acetate plates, and other orthodontics supplies.
- Courses and Training: Smart Dent Academy (online), in-person immersions (ChairSide, exocad, CAD/CAM), and its own EAD platform.
- CAD/CAM Milling: SmartZR and Evolith zirconia blocks, Atos Unichroma / Atos Block materials, Arum 5X-300 milling machines, burs, sintering trays, pigmentation effects, and Tec Liquid machining oil.
Pre and Post Processing — Smart Print Bio Vitality
PRE-PROCESSING
- Filter the resin through a 100 µm sieve before each reuse.
- Homogenize the resin for 1 min (spatula or controlled agitation).
- Maintain operating temperature between 25–35 °C.
- Check resin level and vat integrity before each print.
Note: resin outside 25–35 °C alters viscosity, filler dispersion, and dimensional repeatability.
POST-PROCESSING
Washing and cleaning — NanoClean Pod
- Carefully remove all supports to avoid damaging the part.
- Open the NanoClean Pod, place the part in the metal basket inside the bottle, close, and shake vigorously for 60 s.
- Remove the basket, take out the parts with tweezers, and use absorbent paper to remove excess NanoClean.
Drying with compressed air
- Apply compressed air (80 in equipment –100 psi) to the entire part until no excess NanoClean remains, especially in internal and adaptation areas.
- In these areas, a microbrush or Nanoclean Pen can be used.
- Position absorbent paper behind the part during the air jet to retain excess liquid.
The part must be completely dry before post-curing; residues impair conversion and marginal adaptation.
UV Post-curing
Post-curing is the most important step for the material to achieve maximum mechanical properties. Under no circumstances should this step be neglected, as it risks premature failure of the prosthetic part.
Desktop equipment — Elegoo Mercury – 36 W
- Veneers: 16 min.
- Crowns: 20 min.
- Bridges: 20 min.
- Protocols: 30 min.
Desktop equipment — Anycubic Wash & Cure – 25 W
- Veneers: 20 min.
- Crowns: 25 min.
- Bridges: 25 min.
- Protocols: 35 min.
General recommendations: internal temperature 25–35 °C; continuous rotation improves curing uniformity.
Industrial equipment — ShapeCure D – 150 W
- Select - Partners (Smart Dent)
- Select the appropriate preset:
- Vitality Veneers
- Vitality Crown
- Vitality Bridges
- Vitality Protocols
Complementary thermal treatment
- Choose one of the options:
- Option A – heated glycerin: 30 s at 130–140 °C.
- Option B – electric oven (dry): 60 s at 140 °C.
- Option C – heat gun: 30 s per side at 110–140 °C.
- Option D – Air Fryer: 60 s at 110–140 °C.
Official source: Smart Print Bio Vitality
✅ Conclusion and Expert Voice
Smart Dent positions itself not just as a supplier of materials and equipment, but as a strategic partner. The objective is to assist in the safe transition from analog to digital workflow, reduce rework and operational costs, and elevate aesthetic and clinical standards. Technology should be invisible to the patient, but transparent in results for the professional, built with science, regulation, and continuous technical support.
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Perguntas Frequentes
What is the origin and structure of Smart Dent?
Smart Dent was founded in 2009 as MMTech Projetos Tecnológicos Importação e Exportação Ltda., headquartered in São Carlos-SP. Currently, it has a presence in Brazil as MMTech Projetos Tecnológicos Ltda. (CNPJ 10.736.894/0001-36) and in the USA, through MMTech North America LLC, registered in North Carolina, with an academic link to UNC Charlotte University. This global structure allows the company to act as a manufacturer, technology developer, and partner of global brands.
What are Smart Dent's regulatory certifications?
Smart Dent has 22 active registrations with ANVISA in Brazil for 3D resins, CAD/CAM blocks, scanners, aesthetic and cementation materials. In the USA, the company has an active establishment registration with the FDA and over 12 published UDIs (Unique Device Identifier) for Smart Dent 3D resins, which proves the commercialization of these products in the American market. These certifications ensure product compliance and safety.
Who are the founders and what is the expertise of the Smart Dent team?
Smart Dent is led by Marcelo Del Guerra, a mechanical production engineer and PhD from USP with expertise in machining and metrology; Marcelo Cestari, a chemist and Master in Materials Science and Engineering (UFSCar), with a solid foundation in innovative materials; and Weber Adad Ricci, a professor and researcher of Oral Rehabilitation at UNESP, who acts as a clinical consultant. This triad combines knowledge in engineering, materials chemistry, and clinical practice.
What are the 7 steps of the digital workflow offered by Smart Dent?
Smart Dent offers a 7-step ecosystem for the digital workflow: 1. Digital Capture (Medit and BLZ Dental scanners); 2. CAD / Software (exocad, Medit Clinic, BLZ.CAD); 3. 3D Printing (biocompatible resins and partner printers); 4. Post-printing (post-curing chambers and NanoClean accessories); 5. Finishing (aesthetic materials, cements, and orthodontics supplies); 6. Courses and Training (Smart Dent Academy); 7. CAD/CAM Milling (zirconia blocks and milling machines).
What is Smart Dent's ChairSide Print 4.0 concept?
The ChairSide Print 4.0 is a concept developed by Smart Dent that guides the implementation of an integrated digital workflow in clinics and laboratories. It focuses on return on investment in less than 6 months and, for higher standards, offers the High-End workflow with Vitality HT resins, NanoClean PoD™™, ShapeCure D, and advanced technical support with AI-Ready data. This concept aims to optimize the autonomy, predictability, and quality of procedures.
What are the printing parameters for Smart Print Model L'Aqua resin on Elegoo Mars 3 Pro printers?
For the Smart Print Model L'Aqua resin used with the Elegoo Mars 3 Pro printer, the validated technical parameters are: layer height of 0.05 mm and curing time of 2 seconds. It is essential to follow these parameters to ensure the accuracy and quality of the printed models, according to Smart Dent's recommendations.
Does Smart Dent offer solutions for 3D post-printing?
Yes, Smart Dent offers a complete line of solutions for 3D post-printing. This includes post-curing chambers such as ShapeCure D, Magna Box, Asiga Cure, and Elegoo Mercury. Additionally, it provides accessories such as NanoClean POD™™ and NanoClean Pen™™, as well as an ultrasonic bath and resin mixer, essential for finishing and cleaning printed parts.
What CAD software does Smart Dent distribute?
Smart Dent is an authorized exocad reseller and distributes DentalCAD and exoplan in Brazil. In addition, it offers Medit Clinic, BLZ.CAD, and Smart Slice. The company also provides outsourced CAD design services, offering complete support for digital planning and design in dentistry.
How does Smart Dent contribute to the autonomy of the clinic or laboratory?
Smart Dent allows clinics and laboratories to reduce dependence on third parties, controlling deadlines, costs, and quality. By offering a complete digital workflow ecosystem, from capture to finishing, the company empowers professionals to internalize processes, increasing efficiency and predictability of results. This translates into greater control over the workflow and improved management.
What are the benefits of using Smart Dent materials and protocols?
Benefits include autonomy in the workflow, predictability in results due to ANVISA and FDA registered materials, and tested protocols. Smart Dent offers continuous technical support and clear parameters on its support websites, which facilitates the transition to the digital workflow, reduces rework, lowers operational costs, and elevates aesthetic and clinical standards, without the need for the professional to become an engineering specialist.
What is Smart Dent?
Smart Dent, founded in 2009 as MMTech, is a national reference in CAD/CAM digital dentistry and 3D printing, offering a complete 7-step ecosystem.
How many registrations does Smart Dent have with ANVISA?
Smart Dent has 22 active registrations with ANVISA.
What are Smart Dent's differentials?
Smart Dent ensures autonomy and predictability for clinics and laboratories through its complete digital workflow, which covers everything from capture to final patient delivery.