New GC hybrid ceramic restorative resin, custom engineered for SprintRay's Midas Digital Press Stereolithography Printer, joins SprintRay Midas Restore™ on the only platform where these materials can be pressed, not printed.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SprintRay, the leader in dental 3D printing, and GC, a global R&D and manufacturing leader in dental materials science announced GC's first restorative, GC GRADIA^® PREMi, custom designed and engineered for the SprintRay Midas Digital Press. While the partnership was announced earlier this year, the new material was unveiled on Oct. 10 to dental professionals at 3DNext, SprintRay's summit in Miami. This combines GC's 105 years of restorative material science with SprintRay's innovation in dental 3D printing and latest technology, Midas, a digital 3D press technology that overcomes the limits of conventional 3D printing by "pressing" highly viscous, highly filled restorative materials.

Material that can only be 3D Pressed

Both GC GRADIA PREMi and SprintRay's own highly anticipated restorative resin, Midas Restore, share something no conventionally printed material can claim: Their highly filled, highly viscous formulations are engineered for the Midas Digital Press and would be difficult or impossible to process using conventional dental 3D printers. They can only be produced through Digital Press Stereolithography, the technology only available in Midas, which actively presses material into the build area rather than relying on resin to flow.

"Materials have always defined what's possible in dental restoration," said Amir Mansouri, Ph.D.., co-founder and CEO of SprintRay. "Midas removed the manufacturing ceiling that forced every other system to trade filler content and durability for printability. What excites us most isn't a single material, it's that the platform is now strong enough to carry the work of one of the world's leading materials companies. When GC chooses to innovate and create for Midas, that tells the whole profession what this technology can do."

A Century of Material Science, Engineered for Same-Day Precision

For GC, engineering GC GRADIA PREMi for SprintRay's Midas platform is not simply an entry into additive manufacturing—it is a custom-designed, digitally press-enabled breakthrough built on more than a century of evidenced-based science, clinical learning, proprietary material science, and chairside validation.

"Our confidence in GC GRADIA PREMi is rooted in over 105 years of understanding how restorative chemistry succeeds in a clinical practice," said Joseph Talanges, President & Chief Operating Officer, GC America, Inc. "Clinicians do not evaluate restorative materials based on novel innovation alone; they demand long-term clinical durability, excellent esthetics, biomimetic wear, and uncompromising marginal integrity. Through SprintRay's Digital Press technology, we are bridging the gap between chairside speed and permanent restorative clinical performance which builds trust between dentists and their patients. We are not merely printing or milling a crown — we are translating our proven restorative science into an immediate, same-day reality for patients and their doctors. At GC, our century of experience is not just history - it is our proof."

While traditional chairside materials often force clinicians to compromise—sacrificing either esthetics for flexural durability or speed for wear performance—GC GRADIA PREMi introduces a custom designed and engineered balanced ceramic hybrid architecture:

• Proprietary HDM™ & FSC™ Technologies: By combining High Density Micronization (HDM) and Full Silane Coating (FSC), GC GRADIA PREMi achieves uniform filler dispersion and maximum filler load, delivering high biaxial flexural strength and high resistance to occlusal stress without causing abrasive wear to opposing natural dentition.
  
  
• Biomimetic Esthetics & Polish Retention: Engineered with Balanced High Translucency (B-HT), the material provides natural light transmission and shade integration while retaining a high-gloss surface after finishing to resist staining and plaque buildup.
  
  
• Definitive Same-Day Restorations: Developed explicitly for the Midas capsule workflow, clinicians can design, press, and seat permanent single-unit crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers chairside in the same day, reducing provisional failures and second appointments.

GC GRADIA PREMi arrives as a complete, predictable restorative ecosystem. Validated chairside from scan to seat, the workflow integrates directly with GC's proven finishing and adhesive portfolio—including the new G-BOND Universal™ and G-CEM ONE™ universal cement—giving practitioners immediate clinical confidence in every Midas restoration. For certain cases dentists also use GC's OPTIGLAZE™ for color characterization.

Two Definitive Materials, One 3D Pressed Workflow

With the addition of Midas Restore and GC GRADIA PREMi, the Midas Digital Press now offers dental professionals a choice of definitive 3D printed restorative materials:

• GC GRADIA PREMi — GC's century of proven restorative science, designed and engineered for the demands of definitive restorations in a fully digital workflow.
• Midas Restore — SprintRay's highly filled restorative resin, formulated with more than 75% glass ceramic and zirconia filler by weight and validated end-to-end with the Midas Digital Press and NanoCure curing unit.

Both materials produce crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers chairside or in a laboratory through the same clean, capsule-based workflow: design, press, clean, and cure. Full mechanical data for GC GRADIA PREMi and Midas Restore will be published in forthcoming clinical and technical documentation.

Material Availability

Midas Restore is currently available in the United States. GC GRADIA PREMi will be available starting November 1, 2026 in the United States. Both materials are validated for use with the Midas Digital Press.

Clinicians can learn more and experience the pressed workflow firsthand through the Midas World Tour, the companies' ongoing global education program.

About GC America:

GC is a leading global company in dental care and oral health. With presence in over 100 countries and more than 3500 associates (employees), GC is committed to providing best-quality products and solutions to dental professionals and patients worldwide.

Over the 105 years since founding in Tokyo, Japan, GC has consistently taken on new challenges, guided by the company philosophy "SEMUI" which means the practice of thinking and acting from another's standpoint. GC is a family-owned company with global headquarters in Luzern, Switzerland and regional headquarters for the Americas in the Chicago area. For more information, visit www.gc.dental.

About SprintRay:

SprintRay designs and manufactures user-friendly, cutting-edge solutions for digital dentistry, including 3D printers, post-processing ecosystems, AI-powered software, and innovative materials. Dental care providers use SprintRay to optimize chairside efficiency and increase customization of care. For more information, visit www.sprintray.com.

Contact:

https://www.gc.dental/america/connect

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