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CEREC, Eighteeth, HERON, iDD Compares, Medit, Shining 3D

iDD Compares: How Do Affordable Intraoral Scanners Perform Against a High-End Intraoral Scanner?

I scanned the same patient, on the same day, with six different intraoral scanners: CEREC Primescan by Dentsply Sirona Aoralscan 3 by Shining 3D Heron IOS by 3DISC Helios 600 by Eighteeth i700 by Medit DL-206P by Launca All these scanners, with the ...

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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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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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CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

Everything You Need To Know about Primescan Connect

What is Primescan Connect? Last month at DS World 2022, Dentsply Sirona announced a new Primescan configuration - Primescan Connect. The new laptop-based Primescan. Since their inception, CEREC scanners have been a cart-based option. The company is finally ...

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CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

A Laptop Primescan – the Primescan Connect! Surprise announcement by Dentsply Sirona.

What is Primescan Connect?In a surprise announcement today at DS World 2022, Dentsply Sirona has just introduced a new Primescan configuration - Primescan Connect.Many of you will know that since their inception, CEREC scanners have always been ...

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CEREC, News

Digital Dentistry and Dental Technology Expo Recap

On the 3rd to the 4th of June 2022, hundreds of passionate digital dentists flocked to Sydney for the annual Digital Dentistry and Dental Expo! It was amazing to rub shoulders with some industry heavyweights, especially as ...

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3D Printing, CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

Dentsply Sirona’s Primeprint and DS Core Launch Event – May 2022

The New 'Digital Universe' + Primeprint by Dentsply SironaOn March 4th, 2022, Dentsply Sirona held a teaser event where they hinted about new products and software that will have huge ramifications on the digital dentistry industry. ...

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3D Printing, CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

Dentsply Sirona releases their new dental 3D Printer: the Primeprint

Three days ago Dentsply Sirona held an online event called "The Future of Digital Dentistry" (link here for the live stream). This event was a sneak peek into the latest Dentsply Sirona updates, future vision, workflow ...

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CAD/CAM, CEREC, HERON, iDD Compares, Medit

iDD Compares Expensive vs Affordable – CEREC Primescan vs Medit i700 vs 3DISC Heron IOS

In this article, we are going to look at how relatively affordable intraoral scanners compare with one of the most expensive one on the market. I scanned the same patient, same preparation with three different scanners ...

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Scan body and implant soft tissue scans taken with Primescan, i700 and Trios 3
CAD/CAM, CEREC, iDD Compares, Medit, TRIOS

Scanner Comparison – Scan Body and Implant Soft Tissue Scans taken with Primescan, i700 and TRIOS 3

We compare how three different intraoral scanners performed when scanning the same implant patient, specifically a scan body and the soft tissue around the implant. In this article, we’re comparing scans taken with CEREC Primescan (Dentsply Sirona), ...

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CAD/CAM, CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, News

CEREC Tessera: Dentsply Sirona’s response to e.max CAD

In March 2021, Dentsply Sirona introduced CEREC Tessera - a lithium disilicate block that seemingly competes with Ivoclar Vivadent’s IPS e.max CAD. CEREC Tessera promises to be a “trifecta of speed, strength, and esthetics". We have ...

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CEREC, News, TRIOS

Dentsply Sirona and 3Shape announce Strategic Partnership

Earlier this month, a surprising announcement took place. Dentsply Sirona, the world's largest manufacturer of dental products and technologies, including of course, the CEREC system, has announced it has entered into a partnership with 3Shape, the ...

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CEREC Primescan and Primemill Review iDD Intraoral Scanner Reviews
CAD/CAM, CEREC, Intraoral Scanner Reviews

CEREC Primescan and Primemill Review – the leader in chairside CAD/CAM

In 2019, Dentsply Sirona released a new lineup of CEREC chairside CAD/CAM equipment: an intraoral scanner (IOS) called the Primescan and a chairside milling machine called the Primemill. Additionally, a scanner only-option, the Primescan AC, was ...

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CAD/CAM, CEREC, News

The new chairside mill from Sirona – the CEREC Primemill

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 ...

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Sure Smile Ortho
CAD/CAM, CEREC, News

CEREC’s answer to Invisalign. How does SureSmile Ortho measure up?

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. ...

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CAD/CAM, CEREC

New Graduate Dentist Makes Perfectly Fitting Single Visit Crown with Only 3 Days Training

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 ...

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The Battle of the CAD/CAM Titans - Comparison of CEREC Omnicam, 3Shape TRIOS and Planmeca Emerald Systems
CAD/CAM, CEREC, Dentsply Sirona, Intraoral Scanner Reviews, Planmeca, TRIOS

The Battle of the CAD/CAM Titans

Comparison of CEREC Omnicam, 3Shape TRIOS and Planmeca Emerald CAD/CAM SystemsThe perspective of three experienced CAD/CAM clinicians on the pros and cons between three of the leading CAD/CAM systems.Dr Hamid Al-HassinyDr Haidar Al-HassinyDr Ahmad Al-HassinyIntroductionDo you ...

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CAD/CAM, CEREC

Entire Digital Workflow for CEREC Omnicam Scanner and MC-XL Mill for a Single Posterior Crown

Video Transcription [00:00:00] Whenever dentists talk about CADCAM the CEREC system by Sirona usually comes up. Now have you ever wondered what that actual workflow is like. Today in this video, we'll be gone over the ...

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