In 2019, three years after Carestream Dental introduced their first intraoral scanner, the CS 3600, their new flagship scanner entered the market – the CS 3700. This new scanner builds upon the success of the previous generation CS 3600. The IOS market has never been this busy, with many companies introducing their own contender, hoping […]
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Align has recently announced changes to their Cancellation Policy in regards to their widely popular Invisalign aligner system. Notably to Pre-ClinCheck Approval Cancellations for Intraoral Scanner (IOS) users. Previously, those who used an Invisalign approved IOS such as iTero, CEREC Omnicam and TRIOS 3 (in some regions), enjoyed no cancellation fees at all for Invisalign […]
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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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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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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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Finally an independent study comparing the latest intraoral scanners on the market has been released. Dentists, technicians, specialists and the industry as a whole, has been desperate for an independent study like this. Now we have it. Although it does have some limitations, it certainly brings up some interesting points.Although other studies comparing scanners have been […]
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The team at Medit have been working tirelessly to update their scanner software over the past 2 years, all free of charge for their user base. This recent release is quite impressive. The Medit Link software has 4 new applications added to it that can be used by any Medit i500 user. This includes Orthodontic […]
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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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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 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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