3D dental prostheses: FEPPD warns of the possible risks of circumvention of the regulations on medical devices

Published on 13/07/2017 à 12:25

The development of new digital technologies has led to the emergence of new ways of manufacturing dental prostheses. Subject to important regulatory requirements, prosthetists, through the FEPPD (Fédération Européenne des Patrons Prothésistes Dentaires/European Federation of Dental Prosthetists), are demanding the application of uniform rules in the interests of the comfort, safety and health of patients.

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There has been a small revolution in the world of dental prosthesis technology: the development and increasing accessibility of new digital technologies (computer-aided design and printing and 3D printers) now allow dental surgeons equipped with a 3D system to create directly, in their own practices, dental prostheses such as ceramic crowns.

European Regulation

Dental prosthetists, the traditional makers of dental prosthetics, deplore the lack of precision in the European regulation on medical devices voted for by the European Parliament and which came into force on 27 May. At their general meeting on 2 and 3 June, representatives of the Fédération Européenne des Patrons Prothésistes Dentaires//European Federation of Dental Prosthetists (FEPPD) launched an approach to the European Communityaimed to ensure that whoever it may be (dental laboratory or dental surgeon in private practice), any dental prosthesis manufacturer must be subject to the same health rules as those which have long applied to professional prosthetists: quality and traceability of materials, certification of conformity, etc...

Traceability of materials

"At a time when European citizens are increasingly demanding about the origin of the food they consume and expect rigorously accurate information on this subject, it would be anachronistic that they should be deprived of essential information on the provenance and composition of dental devices intended to be implanted in their mouths for several decades", underlines Laurent Munerot, the president of the FEPPD.”The new European regulation on medical devices is unclear on this subject. For the comfort, safety and health of all, we believe it is essential that this is clarified as soon as possible."

About FEPPD

Founded in 1953 under the original name Fédération internationale de la prothèse dentaire/ The International Federation of Dental Prosthetics, the Fédération européenne et internationale des patrons prothésistes dentaires/European and International Federation of Dental Prosthetists is the European organisation that represents at European level the 40,000 dental laboratories and the 210,000 dental technicians operating in Europe.

More informations : www.feppd.eu

Communiqué publié par ZAMMIT Pierre
Published on 13/07/2017 à 12:25 sur 24presse.com
ZAMMIT Pierre
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