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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The team at the Institute of Digital Dentistry has recently returned from the Digital Dentistry and Dental Technology Conference and Exhibition held in Sydney, Australia. As a whole the industry is moving at a very fast rate and although there were no major new announcements comparing to what we learnt at IDS 2019, there are […]
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With Align Technology aggressively marketing its own iTero intraoral scanners and in the US no longer accepting TRIOS scans for Invisalign treatment, many dentists worldwide are wondering what the future holds for Invisalign and competing intraoral scanners. Now there has been a counter lawsuits raised by 3shape which just got a second favourable Initial Determination. So it’s […]
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Reviews and ratings on the top 10 intraoral scanners released at IDS 2019. Learn about 3Shape TRIOS 4, Planmeca Emerald S, Dentsply Sirona CEREC Primescan, Medit i500, Align iTero Element 5D, Carestream CS 3700, Dental Wings Virtuo Vivo, GC Aadva IOS 200, Vatech EzScan and Shining 3D Aoralscan scanners.
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See the new and upgraded 3Shape CAD/CAM solutions for dentists and dental labs. First look at the new 3Shape TRIOS 4 and the new lab scanner the 3Shape E4 released at IDS 2019.
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The Planmeca exhibition at IDS 2019 was quite impressive, to say the least. Over the past years, Planmeca seemed to have fallen in the shadows a little with releases of other CAD/CAM systems. Obviously, the brilliant minds in Finland have been busy at work as in IDS they have showcased a number of very promising […]
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Keeping you up to date with all the latest CAD/CAM news from IDS in Cologne, Germany. It is the leading global trade fair for the dental community.
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Today I want to share with you how we took our new graduate, Dr Liam Dury, who joined our practice with no prior CAD/CAM experience to where he is comfortable making perfectly fitting, single visit crowns in less than one week.There are many times dentists have come to our clinic or training courses with no […]
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A few days ago a good discussion came up on a dental forum about the Pros and Cons of the iTero and 3Shape scanners. The question was about the main benefits of these scanners and their main uses. I posted on the forum and would like to share my thoughts with you.You will find groups […]
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See how a quick Digital Smile Design DSD mock-up is completed. This helps to show the patient what can be achieved and can be done at the same appointment.
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