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In dental treatment processes, various digital equipment such as oral scanners, CT, and X-rays are utilized. However, data generated from each piece of equipment is stored separately by equipment and software, making management cumbersome and preventing efficient utilization due to a lack of connectivity. Particularly, the connection with dental laboratories for prosthetic production, such as implants, was not smooth, often resulting in inefficient communication.


To address these issues, Ceracraft, a digital dental platform and prosthetic production solution company, developed the 'Dental Healthcare Middleware.' This platform supports standardization between equipment and software to resolve compatibility issues and supports quality management throughout the dental prosthetic production process. It also utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) functions to reduce the failure rate of prosthetic production. Ceracraft aims to enhance the efficiency and reliability of the entire dental treatment and prosthetic production process by linking and managing medical data on a single platform.

Business Initiated from a Dentist's Urgency

Jo Young-jun, CEO of Ceracraft, is a former dentist who keenly felt the structural limitations and inefficiencies of the field. He pointed out that data obtained from the latest digital equipment is scattered by equipment, leading to frequent trial and error and rework, which results in inconvenience for patients as well as cost and time loss for dental clinics.

Jo stated, “I decided that fundamentally solving this problem would provide a better treatment experience for patients, so I founded Ceracraft in 2018.” He added, “I aimed to connect the dental industry ecosystem and create a new treatment and laboratory paradigm by utilizing the latest technologies like AI. No matter how excellent the technology is, it is meaningless if it cannot be easily utilized in the field. We prioritize user-centered design that dentists and laboratory technicians can intuitively use.”

Resolving the Disconnection between Dentists and Laboratories…Dental Healthcare Middleware


Ceracraft’s Dental Healthcare Middleware is a cloud-based data integration platform that connects dental clinics and laboratories. It integrates and manages various clinical data such as oral scanners, CT, X-rays, and patient photos, and connects CAD and CAM equipment used in prosthetic production. This makes the prosthetic production process more accurate and efficient. It also improves the previously inefficient method of exchanging files via email or messenger.

Through the platform's dashboard, dental clinics can get an overview of the prosthetic production process. Detailed order settings per patient are possible, and the inspection process can be efficiently performed through checklists. Real-time communication with dental laboratories within the platform allows for quick responses in case of missing or additional comments. Jo Young-jun stated, “It acts as a hub that connects various devices and data without being dependent on specific equipment,” and added, “In the future, we plan to share patient information between hospitals to further enhance efficiency.”

Enhancing Satisfaction of Medical Staff and Patients with AI Technology


One of the powerful features of Dental Healthcare Middleware is the AI-based quality prediction system. AI assists in diagnosing cavities and provides a guide to virtually implant, enhancing accuracy. In the prosthetic production process at dental laboratories, AI predicts suitability and quality issues in advance, reducing inaccuracies that occurred during manual inspections and supporting rapid work. Jo Young-jun stated, “With automatic file inspection and AI-based quality prediction functions, we have reduced prosthetic production time by an average of 20%. Moreover, based on current clinical and laboratory data, we maintain an accuracy of over 90% in determining quality issues of prosthetics, showing high consistency with actual laboratory inspection methods.”

Particularly, by applying a multimodal AI method that analyzes various clinical data such as oral scans and X-rays together, higher precision than existing single solutions is secured. Jo Young-jun explained, “As data accumulates, performance continuously improves, leading to error reduction and shorter treatment times,” and added, “This ultimately reduces the number of patient visits and costs, and returns as practical value by improving the fit and functionality of prosthetics reflecting individual oral structures.”

Leap Towards Global Standards Beyond Domestic


Since its founding in 2018, Ceracraft has steadily grown, verifying its technological capabilities. Starting with its entry into Daegu Technopark, it has been selected for numerous government support projects, certifying its research and development capabilities. Ceracraft continues to advance its Dental Healthcare Middleware based on user feedback and plans to expand to the stage of assisting prosthetic production and treatment using AI and robotics in the future.

Ceracraft is focusing on platform advancement with support from the Hongneung Special Zone Project Group’s Seoul Bio Hub residency. This year, it was selected for the overseas expansion project of the Korea Health Industry Development Institute and is pursuing entry into the Singapore and Malaysia markets. Jo Young-jun stated, “We plan to establish local corporations centered on Singapore and Malaysia, where regulations are relatively less stringent, and expand our business through dental laboratories.” He added, “In the mid to long term, we will secure multinational clinical data and provide the same level of performance in the global market through localization strategies.”

Ceracraft aims to establish a standard platform leading the digital transformation of the global dental industry, beyond being a simple software company. Jo Young-jun stated, “We will create a global standard that can provide high-quality treatment across borders,” and added, “Our ultimate vision is to provide a ‘bidirectional innovation platform’ that offers more accurate treatment to dentists, a more efficient production environment to dental technicians, and a better treatment experience to patients.”

IT Donga Reporter Kim Ye-ji (yj@itdonga.com)

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