SprintRay Midas Restore: Ceramic Crowns 3D Printed in Under 10 Minutes

A Ceramic Resin That Finally Lives Up to the Promise

Dentists have heard the same pitch for years: 3D print the crown while the patient waits. In practice, most ceramic restorations still required a lab turnaround of one to two weeks. SprintRay says its new Midas Restore material changes that equation. The company began shipping the resin on September 1, 2026, after FDA clearance for definitive restorations including crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers.

The formula is ceramic-filled, meaning it contains a high ceramic load that mimics the strength and appearance of traditional zirconia or lithium disilicate. SprintRay claims the finished restoration requires minimal polishing and can be bonded or cemented using standard dental workflows. That last part matters a great deal: if a material forces a clinic to buy new bonding agents or special drills, adoption stalls.

Chairside in Under 10 Minutes

From scan to finished restoration, the process takes roughly eight minutes. That number appears consistently across SprintRay's materials and early clinical reports from 33 countries where clinicians have already produced more than 100,000 restorations using the Midas platform. For context, a conventional impression-to-crown workflow takes two appointments and anywhere from five days to two weeks depending on the lab.

The speed advantage is significant. A patient with a broken cusp or a failing old filling can walk in, get scanned, and leave with a permanent ceramic crown the same morning. That removes a major pain point: the provisional restoration. Provisional crowns slip, irritate gums, and frequently need adjustment. Eliminating that step is clinically meaningful.

AI-Assisted Design Built In

SprintRay bundled AI design automation with the material release. The workflow uses automated crown design software that generates the restoration geometry directly from the intraoral scan. The dentist reviews the proposed design, approves or tweaks it, and sends it to the Midas digital press. The full pipeline removes the dental lab from the loop entirely.

The hardware side of the Midas system is a purpose-built digital press, not a general-purpose resin printer. That distinction is worth noting. SprintRay engineered the build platform, light engine, and resin cartridge as a single system rather than asking a dental office to calibrate an off-the-shelf SLA machine. The result is repeatable output without the tuning that hobbyist resin printers demand.

What This Means for Dental Labs

Not every dentist will adopt chairside ceramic printing, and lab technicians should not panic. Complex full-arch reconstructions, implant-supported prosthetics, and highly aesthetic cases still benefit from human artistry and specialized materials. But Midas Restore directly targets the routine single-unit crown market, which represents the bulk of restorative dentistry volume. If even a portion of that work shifts in-house, lab business models will feel the pressure.

For patients, the benefit is clear. Same-day ceramic crowns at lower cost with fewer visits. For practices, the calculus is also straightforward: faster turnaround means higher case acceptance. Patients who hesitate over a two-week lab fee often say yes when the crown is ready before lunch.

The Bigger Picture

SprintRay is one of several companies pushing 3D printing deeper into mainstream clinical dentistry. The regulatory path has been slower than consumer 3D printing, but FDA clearance for definitive load-bearing restorations is a significant milestone. Competitors including EnvisionTEC and Formlabs have dental materials in market, but SprintRay's ceramic-filled resin targets the high-strength, same-visit segment that most alternatives have not fully cracked.

Midas Restore ships in the United States starting September 1, 2026. International rollout will follow in phases. Clinics already using the Midas hardware can order the resin immediately through SprintRay's distribution network.