Dental Surgical Guide Resin
also Surgical Guide Resin
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is a biocompatible photopolymer certified to Class I/IIa for limited intraoral or bone-contact use, printed on 385/405 nm SLA, DLP and LCD systems.
Reference datasheet — Dental Surgical Guide Resin is not in the instant-quote catalog. Upload your part and an engineer will quote it in this grade or suggest the closest stocked equivalent.
Values for the STD-CLR condition
Dental Surgical Guide Resin grades and fills
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is supplied in 4 conditions, soft to hard. STD-CLR is the default FabDigit quotes; the values on this page are for it.
Compare all 4 grades and fillsHide
| Grade · open for datasheet | Best for | Yield MPa | Tensile MPa | Elong. % | Hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Impact-modified / tough guide resin | Use for full-arch or thin-wall guides and cutting templates where snap-off of flanges and sleeve seats is the failure mode. | 42 | 48 | 15 | 80 Shore D |
High-speed DLP/LCD grade | Choose for chairside throughput on LCD/DLP printers; slightly lower green strength and needs strict post-cure to hit rated properties. | 47 | 52 | 6 | 84 Shore D |
STD-CLRDefault Standard clear surgical guide resin | Default choice for implant drill guides and pilot guides printed on SLA/DLP/LCD dental printers and autoclaved at 121 °C. | 55 | 6 | 85 Shore D | |
High-temperature / autoclave-optimised grade | Pick when the guide must survive repeated 134 °C prevacuum autoclave cycles without warping or losing bore accuracy. | 56 | 62 | 4 | 87 Shore D |
Supply forms, finishes and certifications
Ways Dental Surgical Guide Resin is supplied — form, process route, surface or paperwork — without a datasheet of their own. The property values above apply.
| Option | What it is | Type |
|---|---|---|
TINT | Tinted / amber translucent grade | Surface finish |
CLS-I | ISO 10993-1 / MDR Class I certification | Certification |
CLS-IIa | MDR Class IIa certification | Certification |
What is Dental Surgical Guide Resin?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is a biocompatible photopolymer certified to Class I/IIa for limited intraoral or bone-contact use, printed on 385/405 nm SLA, DLP and LCD systems. It is used for implant and drill guides and short-term intraoral appliances, with STD-CLR, AC-HT, Tough, TINT, FAST, CLS-I and CLS-IIa versions on file. Cured properties are 55 MPa tensile strength, 6% elongation, 85 Shore D, a 90 °C glass transition and 70 °C maximum service temperature. Certification and mechanical values apply only after the specified full post-cure and validated cleaning; for non-contact planning models use Dental Model Resin. Dental Surgical Guide Resin has a density of 1.15 g/cm³ (0.0415 lb/in³), lighter than 57% of polymer grades. Its glass-transition temperature is 90°C (194 °F). Dental Surgical Guide Resin has a tensile strength of 55 MPa (7.98 ksi), stronger than 61% of polymer grades. Elongation at break is 6% and the elastic modulus is 2.2 GPa (0.319 Msi).
What is Dental Surgical Guide Resin used for?
- dental implant surgical guides
- drill guides
- temporary intraoral appliances
Limitations
- Low fracture toughness — 1.2 MPa·√m (1.09 ksi·√in), worse than 77% of polymer grades
- Limited service temperature — 70°C (158 °F), worse than 77% of polymer grades
- Absorbs moisture — dry before molding — 0.6%, worse than 75% of polymer grades
Dental Surgical Guide Resin properties
Typical room-temperature values for Dental Surgical Guide Resin-STD-CLR; bars are the position among polymer grades.
Physical6
Dental Surgical Guide Resin has a density of 1.15 g/cm³ (0.0415 lb/in³), lighter than 57% of polymer grades. Its glass-transition temperature is 90°C (194 °F).
Mechanical12
Dental Surgical Guide Resin has a tensile strength of 55 MPa (7.98 ksi), stronger than 61% of polymer grades. Elongation at break is 6% and the elastic modulus is 2.2 GPa (0.319 Msi).
Thermal10
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is rated for continuous service to 70°C (158 °F). It conducts heat at 0.2 W/m·K (0.116 BTU/hr·ft·°F), worse than 56% of polymer grades. Thermal expansion is 80 µm/m·K (44.4 µin/in·°F).
Electrical2
Chemical & Environmental2
UV resistance is fair.
Sustainability3
Producing a kilogram of Dental Surgical Guide Resin takes about 105 MJ of energy and emits 5.5 kg of CO₂ — more than 54% of polymer grades. Typical recycled content is 0%.
Manufacturability3
Dental Surgical Guide Resin's machinability is good (55/100, worse than 64% of polymer grades).
Common Calculations4
Values are nominal handbook figures for design screening. Certified mill or lot data ships with every FabDigit order on request.
Strength versus weight in the polymer family
Yield strength against density for every polymer grade FabDigit runs. Dental Surgical Guide Resin is highlighted; hover a dot for its name, or open the interactive family chart.
Working with Dental Surgical Guide Resin
Is Dental Surgical Guide Resin easy to machine?
Light bur trimming, sleeve-bore reaming and support-nub removal only — use sharp carbide/tungsten burs at moderate speed and light pressure; the cured thermoset chips and heat-smears if fed hard.
Can Dental Surgical Guide Resin be welded?
Not weldable; repairs and sleeve bonding are done with light-cure flowable composite or cyanoacrylate/methacrylate adhesive.
Can Dental Surgical Guide Resin be formed, bent or molded?
Printed on 385/405 nm SLA-DLP-LCD at 50–100 µm layers; orient the guide occlusal-side-down at 15–30° to keep drill bores support-free, then wash in fresh IPA (short cycle) and post-cure per IFU (e.g. 60–80 °C under N2 or in a nitrogen/heated cure unit) — properties and biocompatibility are only valid after full post-cure.
Dental Surgical Guide Resin chemical composition (wt %)
Limits by weight percent from the governing specification, written the way the spec states them — a single maximum for impurities, a range for alloying elements, and the base element as balance. Nominal is the typical mid-range value.
| Element | Spec limit (wt %) | Nominal |
|---|---|---|
| urethane dimethacrylate (UDMA) oligomermain crosslinking oligomer backbone | 30 – 70 | 50 |
| Bis-EMA / Bis-GMA type methacrylategrade dependent; raises Tg and stiffness | 0 – 30 | 15 |
| nano/micro silica or glass fillersome grades unfilled for clarity | 0 – 15 | 5 |
| photoinitiator (TPO / BAPO type, 385–405 | 0.3 – 2.5 | 1.2 |
| stabilizers, dyes and pigments | 0.05 – 1.5 | 0.5 |
| reactive diluent methacrylates (TEGDMA, viscosity control; also drives cure shrinkage | ≥ 10 (balance) |
What surface finishes work on Dental Surgical Guide Resin?
No plating or anodising; finish is bur trim plus fine abrasive and cloth polish. Avoid over-soaking in solvent, dry-heat sterilise never above Tg, and store finished guides dark to limit yellowing.
Equivalent designations
Standards and trade names that resolve to Dental Surgical Guide Resin in FabDigit's catalog. Equivalence is nominal — check the exact specification when certification matters.
- Trade names
- Surgical Guide Resin
- Similar grades
- 10993-1 Class IIa
How much does Dental Surgical Guide Resin cost?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is a high-cost polymer ($$$$), pricier than about 78% of the materials FabDigit quotes. Part price depends far more on geometry, tolerance and quantity than on the raw stock — upload a CAD file for a live quote.
Dental Surgical Guide Resin — frequently asked
What is Dental Surgical Guide Resin used for?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is typically used for dental implant surgical guides, drill guides and temporary intraoral appliances. In short: class I/IIa biocompatible; sterilisable guide resin; post-cure critical to certification.
What is the tensile strength of Dental Surgical Guide Resin?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin has a typical tensile strength of 55 MPa (7.98 ksi) — stronger than 61% of polymer grades. Strength varies by condition: see the 4 listed tempers.
Is Dental Surgical Guide Resin easy to machine?
Reasonably — machinability is rated good (55/100, worse than 64% of polymer grades). Light bur trimming, sleeve-bore reaming and support-nub removal only — use sharp carbide/tungsten burs at moderate speed and light pressure; the cured thermoset chips and heat-smears if fed hard.
Can Dental Surgical Guide Resin be welded?
Not weldable; repairs and sleeve bonding are done with light-cure flowable composite or cyanoacrylate/methacrylate adhesive.
What surface finishes work on Dental Surgical Guide Resin?
No plating or anodising; finish is bur trim plus fine abrasive and cloth polish. Avoid over-soaking in solvent, dry-heat sterilise never above Tg, and store finished guides dark to limit yellowing.
Can Dental Surgical Guide Resin be formed, bent or molded?
Printed on 385/405 nm SLA-DLP-LCD at 50–100 µm layers; orient the guide occlusal-side-down at 15–30° to keep drill bores support-free, then wash in fresh IPA (short cycle) and post-cure per IFU (e.g. 60–80 °C under N2 or in a nitrogen/heated cure unit) — properties and biocompatibility are only valid after full post-cure.
What is the maximum service temperature of Dental Surgical Guide Resin?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is rated for continuous use to about 70°C (158 °F), and briefly to 121°C. Strength falls off well before that limit — check the elevated-temperature data for load-bearing parts.
What is the difference between Dental Surgical Guide Resin STD-CLR and Dental Surgical Guide Resin AC-HT?
STD-CLR is the default condition — default choice for implant drill guides and pilot guides printed on SLA/DLP/LCD dental printers and autoclaved at 121 °C. AC-HT: pick when the guide must survive repeated 134 °C prevacuum autoclave cycles without warping or losing bore accuracy.
How much does Dental Surgical Guide Resin cost?
Dental Surgical Guide Resin is a high-cost polymer ($$$$), pricier than about 78% of the materials FabDigit quotes. Part price depends far more on geometry, tolerance and quantity than on the raw stock — upload a CAD file for a live quote.
Sources
- ISO 10993-1 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 1 — ISO (2018)
- ISO 20795-2 Dentistry — Base polymers, Part 2: Orthodontic base polymers — ISO (2013)
- ISO 527 / ISO 178 / ISO 75 plastics test methods — ISO (2019)
- Surgical Guide Resin technical data sheet — Formlabs (2023)
- NextDent SG (Surgical Guide) instructions and TDS — NextDent / 3D Systems (2022)
- Freeprint splint / guide photopolymer data — DETAX (2022)
Property data is compiled from published supplier and standards handbooks and normalised for comparison; hardness values on non-Brinell scales are converted approximately for charting only. Manufacturability limits are FabDigit quote-engine defaults and may be relaxed by engineering review. Nothing on this page is a certification — request mill certs, CoC or material test reports with your order.