Digital orthodontic manufacturing · County Durham, UK
We design, manufacture and monitor orthodontic appliances entirely in-house — combining dental expertise, additive manufacturing and software written by our own engineers.
01 — Aligners
We offer Unlimited and Essentials aligner solutions. Both are manufactured to the same standard and presented in the same premium case — the difference is what surrounds the course of treatment.
Your tailored course of aligners with unlimited clinically-appropriate refinements — greater confidence, and more predictable treatment costs.
Unlimited also includes ScanBox Pro
Remote monitoring lets patients complete routine check-ins from home while you retain clinical oversight, reducing valuable chair time.
Your tailored course of aligners, designed to make treatment more predictable, efficient and profitable for your practice.
Included with both packages
Packaging designed for strength, protection and luxury presentation, with bespoke branding available on request.
A display tray holding your signature aligner case, individually sealed chewies and an aligner pick.
Send digitally from any scanner for the fastest route, or send impressions and we will cast and scan them here.
02 — TADs
Synonymous with innovation, we are a TAD appliance provider. We work on the layout with you, then manufacture both the appliance and the guide that places it.
Work with our experienced dental technicians to develop your appliance solution, tailored to your prescription. We offer expert insight into the best TAD layout for you and your patient — making the process seamless from planning to placement.
Using advanced digital design and manufacturing we create custom TAD-supported appliances based on your solution.
Our in-house 3D printing generates precise surgical guides to assist in the insertion of TAD implants.
03 — Traditional Appliances
Alongside the digital work we proudly offer a wide range of traditional appliances. Our in-house team of GDC-registered dental technicians have over 20 years of experience, and are dedicated to meticulously producing a diverse range of products with exceptional precision and reliable results for every prescription.
Including Upper and Lower Removable Appliances, Quad Helices, Transpalatal Arches and Rapid Maxillary Expanders.
Including Twin Blocks, Medium Opening Activators and sleep devices.
Hard, soft and dual laminate splints, fixed retainers, and a repair service for appliances already in treatment.
Please get in touch for a full list, or to discuss an appliance you have in mind.
04 — Retainers
Retainers are CNC cut and finished in our UK manufacturing centre and dispatched within 24 working hours. Advanced polishing techniques give your patient the most comfortable fit, and a Re-Order function makes a replacement a couple of clicks rather than a fresh prescription.
Our most durable retainer. Thermoplastic polyurethane offers greater flexibility, elasticity and crack resistance than polyester. Supplied with a case and delivery included, and covered by a 6-month warranty.
A dependable option for temporary or short-term retention, CNC cut from premium PETG and covered by a 3-month warranty.
Premium retainers arrive in our customisable premium packaging, so your patient leaves with something that reinforces your practice.
If a patient loses or damages a retainer, re-order it from the original case file in the portal.
05 — Digital Study Models
Study models provide vital information about your patient's teeth and occlusion. Send impressions or a scan and we will digitise and return them within 24 working hours.
Receive a digital study model you can rotate, section and interrogate in the browser.
Download your upper and lower STL files directly from the portal — they are yours, not locked to us.
Where a physical model is needed, we print and base them alongside the digital record.
The shift
For any dentist, the last few years have brought more change than any period in living memory. Digital technology made its presence felt ever more pervasively, cosmetic treatment took a larger share of workload each year, and operating models built around reducing chair time became not just evident but necessary.
Improving efficiency to work through backlogs became vital. Increasing profitability to recover from financial impact became imperative. For practices already working digitally, going deeper was the obvious path. For those who had held back, the case closed.
Every appointment that could have been a remote check-in is capacity you cannot recover.
A failed fit costs a slot, a callback and a patient's confidence — not just a product.
Clinicians do not want cheaper appliances so much as fewer surprises mid-treatment.
About 3Dental
We began as a 3D printing solution for dental labs who were unable to deal with the transition to digital dentistry. Since 2018 we have developed and specialised in the manufacture of aligners, and rebranded with the intention of bringing those solutions directly to the dentist.
We have since moved into a new, custom-built, specialist manufacturing centre — which is what allowed us to become one of the largest aligner manufacturers in the UK. We combine dental expertise, digital technology and precision manufacturing to deliver orthodontic solutions built around each practice and each case.
Specialising in aligner manufacture
In-house specialists
Product types manufactured
Technician experience on the traditional bench
Dental professionals trust 3Dental
Under one roof
Most labs are strong in one discipline. An orthodontic outcome needs three working together, and a team to hold it steady. We keep all four in the same building, so a case never has to leave to progress.
Digital design, treatment staging and the CAD work behind every appliance.
GDC-registered, with over 20 years on the bench. Wire, acrylic and solder, done by hand.
Our planning software and clinician portal are built and maintained in-house, not licensed in.
A named team who know your cases, rather than a general enquiries inbox.
The process
Every case follows the same path, and every stage is visible to you while it happens. Nothing is subcontracted out, so nothing disappears into someone else's queue.
Send a digital scan from any scanner, or send impressions for casting and scanning in-house.
Stage 01 of 06Our technicians build the treatment plan in our own software. Complex cases are reviewed before they reach you.
Stage 02 of 06The plan lands in your portal. Approve it, request changes, or share the interactive plan with your patient for sign-off.
Stage 03 of 06Additive manufacturing and CNC finishing in our UK centre, on materials selected per appliance.
Stage 04 of 06Where monitoring is included, your patient scans from home and you keep clinical oversight.
Stage 05 of 06Tracked delivery to your practice, or direct to your patient.
Stage 06 of 06Built in-house
Having software engineers on staff changes what a lab can offer. It means the planning tools and the ordering platform are ours to shape around how clinicians actually work — and to change when they tell us something is wrong.
Explore advanced tooth movement, visualise each stage, refine your approach and plan complex cases with confidence.
Order, approve plans, track each stage of manufacture, message the team and re-order in a couple of clicks.
Because ordering and manufacturing sit on the same platform, every case is traceable from prescription to dispatch.
We are running introductory demos of the new portal, showing what it changes for a practice day to day.
In-house production
Manufacturing in Britain shortens the supply chain, which is why turnaround holds up. Working from digital files with CAD/CAM and scanners leaves very little room for human error — and where a human hand is better, we still use one.
An experienced team of problem solvers, constantly looking for ways to innovate and help your practice grow.
3D printed dental models working with scanners and CAD/CAM software leave little room for human error.
Highly automated digital dentistry technology and systems give greater efficiency with no loss of quality.
Our systems and technology scale from single cases to large-volume manufacturing.
Chair time
Dental monitoring uses an AI-powered platform backed by a database of clinical images to detect and monitor oral observations remotely. For aligner treatment it means you can confirm your patient is complying and wearing their aligners correctly, and determine precisely when they need to be seen in person.
Your patient scans with the ScanBox Pro device and our app from wherever they happen to be. Images upload to your dashboard automatically, are analysed for over 130 oral observations, and trigger pre-configured instructions to you and your patient when something needs attention.
Routine check-ins happen at home. The patient comes in when there is a clinical reason to.
Poor fit shows up long before the next scheduled visit, so refinements can be decided while they are still cheap.
Patients who can see their own progress in the app stick to the prescription more closely.
Acting immediately on refinements generally completes treatment in the shortest possible time.
Retention platform
Hold My Smile is a complete retention platform designed to help your practice manage patients beyond orthodontic treatment. It keeps you in contact with patients while reducing retention admin and chair time, and turns ongoing care into recurring revenue through retainers and monitoring.
Practices using Hold My Smile also get access to special offers on our retainers.
Trusted by 1,000+ dental professionals
“Wonderful dental lab, I have been using them for several years now. Great products and customer service.”
“Having adopted a digital workflow recently for my orthodontic practice, I needed a forward thinking lab that keeps on top of new advances and technical options. In this regard the 3Dental clinician portal and digital workflow solution is smooth, efficient and user friendly. I now use 3Dental exclusively for digital study models and premium quality retainers.”
“Since switching to 3Dental aligners premium package I have been able to provide my patients with a much better service, due to their quick turnaround times, and their innovative product.”
“We very rarely outsource our production but 3Dental are an exception and for very good reason. The quality of their product is absolutely first rate and just as we are experts in our field, it is clear to me that they are experts in theirs. It's not just their printing we require, but their expertise.”
Accreditations
ISO 9001 Certified
Carbon Negative
British Dental Technology
Promoting British Dental Technology
DAMAS Audit SchemeOur values
We want to provide customers with high quality products, not only within products but also high standards in operation.
We want to provide our services with efficiency, meaning you and your patient are getting the quickest turnaround time.
We manufacture our appliances with care and consideration of the environmental impact to ensure we stay carbon negative.
Although there are many ways to interpret this, our aim is for our customers, employees, and company to thrive.
Getting started
Add 3Dental as a send-to destination and your digital impressions arrive with us directly — no packaging, no postage, no waiting. Any scanner that exports an open STL file will work, and we accept impressions for casting and scanning if you would rather send physical.
Send to 3Dental Aligners, Waldon House Unit 23c, Mandale Park, Belmont Industrial Estate, County Durham, DH1 1TH, United Kingdom.
Send-to destinationSend to 3Dental Aligners, DH1 1TH — sales@3dental.co.uk.
Send-to destinationSend to 3Dental UK — sales@3dental.co.uk.
Send-to destinationEmail sales@3dental.co.uk and we will walk you through adding us as a recipient.
Any open STL exportWe dispatch with DPD as standard, with DHL and Royal Mail also available. Charges apply per delivery rather than per order, and where several orders travel together the cost is split evenly between them. Orders need to be placed before 5pm. Delivery is within mainland UK.
Our 2026/27 price list covers every product, appliance and delivery option. Request a copy and we will send it over.
Get in touch
Talk to us about a case, book a portal demonstration, or ask about an appliance you have in mind.
