The WOW scanner is one of the newest intraoral scanners (IOS) on the market. It has a striking design and is by far the smallest IOS available, even smaller than many intraoral cameras. The size of this scanner alone makes it quite an interesting product and in an idealistic world perhaps something all future IOS […]
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The Runyes 3DS is one of the newer intraoral scanners released on the market. Made by the Ningbo Runyes Medical Instrument company in China, it is an inexpensive and lightweight colour scanner. So where does it fall short? Keep reading to find out more.The market for intraoral scanners (IOS) has advanced rapidly in the past […]
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The TRIOS 4 is the latest intraoral scanner (IOS) from 3Shape. Released at International Dental Show (IDS) in 2019, it is the current flagship model of the TRIOS line of scanners and boasts a range of impressive features. Before we dive into the pros and cons of the system, first let’s go over the company’s […]
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To all our viewers, partners and friends throughout the world: The spread of COVID-19 continues to affect us all, globally. We are all together in one of the worst pandemics the world has ever seen. There is great uncertainty of what is to come in duration and consequences. Yet, we must stay strong. This crisis […]
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Align Technology, the parent company behind the popular Invisalign system and the Itero range of intraoral scanners has just acquired exocad for a reported $419 million. Wow. ExocadFor those who do not know, exocad develops 3rd party computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) software. It is a fantastic and extremely powerful software for fabricating a range […]
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The long awaited Programill One may be just around the corner. Announced 3 years ago, the chairside mill from Ivoclar Digital had a bumpy start and ultimately was pulled from released. This was due to all sorts of issues with the mill performing to standard and now these concerns have been sorted out.So the question […]
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BackgroundThe iTero Element 5D is the latest release by Align Technology, the parent company of the iTero intraoral scanners (IOS). The Element 5D was released in early 2019, first being showcased at the International Dental Show. iTero are not new to the intraoral scanner market, their first IOS was launched in 2007 and since then […]
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After 8 long years we finally hear about a brand new CEREC chairside mill. A lot of anticipation was building over the past week and the newest member of the “Prime” family was released by Sirona on Friday to a large reception. The Primescan now has a associated milling machine, named the Primemill which is […]
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Since its launch, the Medit i500 has been advertised as the “easy entry into dentistry” with absolutely no subscription costs. Although a very good way of penetrating the intraoral scanner (IOS) market, we personally had doubts about the long term sustainability of this business model. The Medit Team do a truly impressive job continuously updating […]
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BackgroundThe Medit i500 is one of the latest newcomers on the intraoral scanner market. It touts itself as the ‘easy entry into digital dentistry’ and is one of the most affordable when compared to other scanners from big names such as 3Shape, CEREC, Carestream Dental, Planmeca etc. It may be affordable, but does it deliver […]
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