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world leader in unbiased and objective digital dentistry reviews and education

3D Printing, exocad, News

What is exocad? A Comprehensive Overview

After releasing our exocad online training course with Marjorie Andrade, we started to get bombarded with questions about this CAD software for dental professionals. So, we thought we’d put together a handy resource for anyone looking to learn ...

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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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HERON, HERON, IDS, News

3DISC Showcase Their New OVO Intraoral Scanner

 We’ve covered 3DISC quite extensively here at the Institute of Digital Dentistry. We were fans of their intraoral scanner - the 3DISC Heron -  but found it’s software a bit lacking. While we were at IDS 2023, ...

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Medit, News

Medit Announces New App: Medit ClinicCAD

Medit’s software apps are some of the best in the industry - and they’re absolutely free as well. It makes it easy to recommend Medit scanners to dentists who are just getting started with digital dentistry, or ...

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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, 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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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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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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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, Planmeca

Planmeca releases a new milling machine! The PlanMill 60 S

There’s a new kid on the block - Planmeca have just announced the PlanMill 60 S, a brand new lab milling unit to join their portfolio of CAD/CAM technology. The new PlanMill 60 S is able ...

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Medit, News

Medit To Be Sold For An Eye-Watering Amount

Its official. Medit has been sold.Medit has finally found its buyer. You may have heard the company was up for sale.After initially agreeing a deal with a consortium led by US private equity firm The Carlyle Group ...

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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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Align, Desktop Metal, Itero, News

Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Exciting Collaboration

Align Technology and Desktop Metal Announce Collaboration Align Technology - one of digital dentistry’s biggest players and manufacturer of the Invisalign system, iTero intraoral scanners, and exocad CAD/CAM software - has announced a strategic collaboration with ...

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Medit, News

Medit Announces Huge Software Update + Mac Compatibility

Medit has announced a huge software update for native software platforms, such as Medit Link, Medit Scan for Clinics, and Medit Scan for Labs.Mac users will be happy to hear that amidst the announcement of various ...

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Intraoral Scanner Reviews, Medit

Medit i600 Review – High Performance Intraoral Scanner at a Low Cost

The i600 is here. Medit's most affordable scanner.On the 20th of April 2022, Medit announced the newest member of their intraoral scanner portfolio - the i700 wireless. This new scanner release was anticipated as there were whispers ...

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News, TRIOS

TRIOS 5 is Released! Learn everything about this New Intraoral Scanner from 3Shape

TRIOS 5 is coming!The TRIOS 5 has been officially launched by 3Shape in their online event that happened earlier today. If you missed it, here is the link.It was an epic launch event with tons of ...

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