Dentsply Sirona Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration with AvaDent Digital Dental Solutions to promote, distribute, and service digital denture products in the US.

Tom Leonardi, Dentsply Sirona Group Vice President, Global Prosthetics, commented, "This collaboration is an exciting endeavor for both companies and synergistic with the new Dentsply Sirona mission to deliver innovative dental solutions to improve oral health worldwide. Through this collaboration, we will advance digital denture solutions in the dental laboratory market, bringing together Dentsply Sirona’s market leadership in removable prosthetic materials and CAD/CAM solutions with AvaDent’s recognition as an innovator and leader in true digital denture solutions. Digital dentures deliver real value for the dental laboratory, the dentist, and ultimately the patient. AvaDent offers a broad portfolio of digital prosthetic options, making it a great complement to our material and CAD/CAM products. This agreement underscores our commitment as a leader in removable prosthetics to drive growth and create shareholder value."

Tim Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of AvaDent, commented, “Dentsply Sirona is recognized as the world's largest manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, with a strong history of innovation within the dental industry. Dentsply Sirona prosthetic materials have been the market-leading premium brands in prosthetic dentistry for many decades. AvaDent is the market leader in digital dentistry for prosthetics. Our commitment to innovation and product development enables us to provide dental practitioners, technicians, and laboratories with solutions for advancing dentistry and improving patient care. This partnership, aligning our strengths and shared mission in the dental industry, makes sense.”