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In 2019, I reviewed Shining 3D's first intraoral scanner at IDS and gave it a low rating. The thing would literally overheat and stop working after about 20 seconds. Fast forward to 2026, and I am ...
Same-Day Dentistry vs. Interdisciplinary Planning: Two Approaches, One Goal I recently had the pleasure of joining Dr. Luken de Arbeloa on the Quarterback Dentist podcast, and it turned into one of those conversations I didn't want ...
2025 People's Choice Award Voting has now ended. The winning scanner will be announced soon! Keep an eye out for the announcement Each year, we at the Institute of Digital Dentistry step away from product launches, ...
Align Technology has expanded the iTero Lumina lineup with a third configuration — a laptop-based one. The Lumina is now available as a Cart, Tablet, or PC configuration, giving practices three distinct ways to use the ...
As digital dentistry continues to evolve, so too do the components we use in our restorative workflows. One area that has seen significant innovation is prosthetic screw design for full-arch implant restorations. Historically, many clinicians and ...
Since Pac-Dent acquired Ackuretta in late 2025, there's been plenty of speculation about what the combined company would do next. At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting and LMT Lab Day 2026, we got our first real look ...
The 3D Printing Guide Dentists Actually Need I recently joined Dr. Luken de Arbeloa on the DSD Quarterback Dentist podcast to talk about 3D printing. And I mean really talk about it. Not the marketing version. ...
At the Chicago Midwinter Meeting 2026, one of the busiest booths wasn't a scanner manufacturer or a materials company. It was Dandy, a venture-backed digital dental lab based in New York, running an aggressive campaign to ...
Fresh off the back of AEEDC Dubai and CIOSP in São Paulo, I arrived in Chicago for the annual dual expo - the 161st Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting and the concurrent LMT Lab Day - ...
What Should Be Your First Investment in Digital Dentistry? With over 30 intraoral scanners on the market, dozens of 3D printers, milling machines, and CAD software platforms all fighting for your attention, the digital dentistry landscape ...
Every once in a while, a product doesn’t just enter the market - it raises the bar for everyone else. The Aoralscan ELF from Shining 3D Dental is one of those releases. It reminds me of ...
We were given early access to the Q1 2026 DS Core update ahead of its public rollout, so we can share what's coming before it goes live. Some features are already available, while others launch on ...
Full-arch dental implant scanning accuracy has arguably been the single most important unsolved problem in digital implant dentistry for some time. Whether you call it All-on-X, All-on-4, or full-arch implant scanning, the challenge is the same. ...
São Paulo's CIOSP (International Dental Congress of São Paulo) 2026 wrapped up a couple of weeks ago, and having attended major dental exhibitions across Dubai, Malaysia, Europe, and North America, I was curious to see how ...
If you've been following the digital dentistry space over the past two years, you'll know that TruAbutment has been teasing something big. At multiple exhibitions, from AEEDC 2024 to IDS 2025, the company showed off prototype ...
I just returned from back-to-back conferences - CIOSP in São Paulo and AEEDC in Dubai - and the contrast between these two events was pretty striking. While CIOSP highlighted Brazil's unique market dynamics, with a focus ...
The Medit i900 Mobility represents something genuinely new in the mainstream intraoral scanner market - the first iPad-native scanning solution. Not cloud or browser-based like Primescan 2, but a purpose-built app for iPad workflows built from ...
Matt Mock, Senior Director of Education and Marketing at Medit, joined our podcast to discuss where the company is heading, and I have to say, the conversation left me excited about the future of intraoral scanning. ...
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