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What a day for dental 3D printing news! Just as we're digesting SprintRay's acquisition of EnvisionTEC's dental portfolio, another major consolidation move has been announced. Pac-Dent, Inc. has acquired Ackuretta Technologies, the Taiwan-based pioneer in dental ...
Big News in Dental 3D Printing Just Dropped Well. I have to say, I didn't see this one coming. Just when we thought the EnvisionTEC story was over, with thousands of customers left stranded after Desktop ...
The dental 3D printing industry is expected to witness a significant consolidation move this week, as SprintRay announced its acquisition of EnvisionTEC's Desktop Health dental portfolio. This is big news for dental 3D printing.This strategic acquisition ...
Last week, I had the privilege of attending MeditWave USA in Napa, California, where clinicians from around the globe gathered for an exclusive first look at Medit’s latest innovation: the i900 Mobility.The event itself felt, in ...
After covering the major international dental exhibitions - IDS 2025, Chicago Midwinter, and AEEDC, stepping into MIDEC 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, offered a completely different yet equally fascinating perspective on digital dentistry's global evolution. While ...
In the rapidly evolving world of digital dentistry, staying ahead is crucial.Align Technology, the company behind Invisalign and the iTero scanner line, has taken a major step forward with the launch of the iTero Design Suite. ...
Dentsply Sirona has just dropped a teaser video for DS World, and while details remain scarce, the imagery speaks volumes about the company's ambitious vision for the future of digital dentistry. A Universe of Possibilities... The ...
I recently had the pleasure of catching up with Cory Lambertson and Bryce Hiller from Asiga on the Digital Dentistry Decoded podcast ... these guys woke up at 5 AM to chat with me! That's dedication ...
Beyond Wireless, True Mobility - that's how Medit is positioning their latest scanner release.But what does this actually mean, and how does the i900M compare to both the original i900 and the rest of the market?After ...
The landscape of aesthetic dentistry has experienced a fundamental shift that many practitioners are still catching up with. While 2D digital smile design, popularised by the talented Dr. Christian Coachman, has served as our gateway into ...
As the intraoral scanner (IOS) market becomes increasingly saturated with options, it's crucial for dental professionals to understand how different devices compare in real-world applications. In this edition of iDD Compares, we're putting five notable intraoral ...
Digital impressions have come a long way in the last ten years.While the scanners available continue to get cheaper, faster and more user-friendly, there are some crucial mistakes that are commonly made. Understanding these mistakes and ...
You've probably seen it on social media - a dentist carefully applying a clear gel over a composite restoration before curing. Maybe you wondered if it was just for show, or perhaps questioned their isolation technique.The ...
I was recently invited to join Straumann’s ProTalk podcast at IDS 2025, and what started as a standard interview quickly turned into one of the most candid and unfiltered conversations I’ve had in a while.Together with ...
Hey iDD community, exciting news from Medit! The Korean digital dentistry giant just announced their latest intraoral scanner, the Medit i900 Mobility, launching in less than a month. But before we get swept up in the ...
In our previous iDD Compares, we looked at Alliedstar’s newest addition to their intraoral (IOS) range, Sensa, which was announced during IDS earlier this year. Alliedstar was not the only company to launch a new scanner ...
I recently had a great conversation with Georgio Haddad, Healthcare Lead at Formlabs Dental, on the Digital Dentistry Decoded podcast. Having followed Formlabs' journey for years and watched their evolution firsthand, this discussion provided some fascinating ...
The Alliedstar Sensa represents a transformation for the company, marking their most ambitious product launch since Straumann's acquisition in 2023. Having extensively reviewed both the AS260 and AS200E in the past, I was interested to see ...
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