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3D Printing, Workflows

How to 3D Print Splints and Nightguards using Keysplint Soft

Dental splints and nightguards are dental appliances that serve multiple purposes, from protecting teeth to managing bruxism and temporomandibular joint disorders.The emergence of 3D printing technology and quality resin materials has revolutionized their fabrication, offering significant ...

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3Shape, iDD Compares, TRIOS

The TRIOS Trilogy – iDD Compares 3Shape TRIOS 3 vs TRIOS 4 vs TRIOS 5

Among the leading brand names of intraoral scanners (IOS), 3Shape TRIOS scanners have consistently been at the forefront of digital dental impressions, delivering a seamless blend of efficiency, accuracy, and patient comfort. Over the years, the 3Shape ...

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3D Printing, Workflows

How to 3D Print Dental Models with iDD

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has revolutionized various industries with its ability to create detailed and precise three-dimensional objects. In dentistry, 3D printing is now playing a critical role in many indications such as ...

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3D Printing, Graphy

Graphy Tera Herz Flexible Base Resin – Printed Partial Denture Review

3D printing in the medical field, particularly dental, is on the rise. Very quickly. Printing nightguards, splints, temporary crowns, models, and more is becoming common place. Also on the rise are 3D printed dentures and partial ...

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3D Printing, CAD/CAM, News

Understanding STL, PLY, and OBJ Files in Digital Dentistry

As we enter an explosive new era in dentistry, the digital revolution is fundamentally changing the landscape of the profession. No longer is there a need for traditional impressions using alginate or polyvinyl siloxane (PVS) materials ...

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IDS, News

Discover the Future of Dentistry with Pearl AI: Enhanced Diagnostics, Patient Care, Accuracy, and Trust.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a prominent topic in dentistry, with the potential to revolutionize the way oral healthcare is practiced. At IDS 2023, we saw so many companies showing off their AI functionality that we ...

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3D Printing, CAD/CAM, Expos, Ivoclar, News, TRIOS

Highlights from the New Zealand Dental Expo 2023

With over 60 manufacturing and supply companies and more than 100 exhibition booths, dental professionals from all over New Zealand gathered at the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland this past weekend.Not only was our very own ...

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News, Runyes, Unboxing

Unboxing Runyes 3DS 3.0 Intraoral Scanner

Hey everyone, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny here from the Institute of Digital Dentistry. And today I have another scanner unboxing  for you, the Runyes 3DS 3.0 intraoral scanner from the company, Runyes Group. This is their second generation ...

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CAD/CAM, Intraoral Scanner Reviews, News

RESULTS: The World’s Largest Survey on User-Experience of Intraoral Scanners by iDD

At the end of 2022, I had the pleasure of collaborating with Semmelweis University in Hungary on the largest ever study of intraoral scanners on an international scale. We called upon our community of digital dentists, techs, ...

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CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

DS Core by Dentsply Sirona Officially Launches

DS Core has officially launched. It happened at IDS 2023. Essentially, DS Core is Dentsply Sirona's cloud based platform, CAD design service and service package. It seems like a step in the right direction for the company ...

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Implants, News, X-Guide

X-Guide Review: Is Dynamic Navigation the Next Big Thing in Implantology?

Guided implantology systems are making some waves in digital implantolgy. Although they have been around for some time, we are seeing more of these products being released on the market lately - especially at IDS 2023. ...

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News

Runyes Showcase New Improvements to the Runyes 3.0

As the price of intraoral scanners continues to become more competitive, a number of companies have begun tailoring their offerings to service dentists looking for an affordable intraoral scanner for their clinics. One such company is Runyes. ...

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3D Printing, News

Heimerle + Meule: Germany’s Oldest Refinery Strikes Gold with 3D Dental Printing

On our recent trip to IDS 2023, we met with an extremely interesting company who have just stepped into the world of 3D dental printing. Heimerle + Meule is Germany’s oldest gold and silver refinery, so it ...

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News, TRIOS, Unboxing

Unboxing 3Shape’s TRIOS 5 Intraoral Scanner

Today we’re going to be unboxing a scanner I’m really excited about - the TRIOS 5. This is one of the very first units in New Zealand, which took some time to get here due to ...

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Alliedstar, CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, iDD Compares, Medit, Runyes, Shining 3D

iDD Compares: A Comprehensive Comparison of Affordable vs. High-End Intraoral Scanners

In this article, we look at comparing several relatively affordable intraoral scanners with one of the most expensive scanners on the market.The majority of these scanners have a recommended retail price (RRP) between $10-15K USD, with ...

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News

Smilecloud – Utilizing AI in Smile Design

AI has been absolutely taking the dental industry by storm. There are so many areas of dentistry that could be made more efficient or accurate with the use of artificial intelligence, most notably smile design.One such ...

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3D Printing, IDS

The Future of Dentistry: How 3D Printing is Changing the Industry

Until a couple years ago, CAD/CAM technology was the latest advancement in dental technology. Although CAD/CAM is still used extensively as a crucial tool in dentistry today, 3D printing has become a digital revolution that the ...

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IDS, Implants, News, Straumann

Everything You Need to Know About Straumann’s Falcon Guided Implant System

Guided Implant Surgery Systems were a big focal point of IDS 2023. Last year, we gave our first impressions on the X-Guide Guided Implant System.Using the X-Guide, we were able to place two implants in less ...

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