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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 ...
Finally an independent study comparing the latest intra-oral 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
When you start doing in-house milled restorations, it can be very stressful.What is the best way to achieve an aesthetic restoration and one that fits perfectly without having to adjust contacts?There are two main ways to ...
Are you confused about which CAD/CAM material to use for each specific indication? What about tooth preparation and how to do this conservatively for modern dental CAD/CAM ceramics? In this article you will learn the fundamentals ...
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 ...
To all our viewers, partners and friends throughout the world: The spread of COVID-19 continues to affect us all, globally. We are all together in one of the worst pandemics the world has ever seen. There ...
Align Technology, the parent company behind the popular Invisalign system and the Itero range of intraoral scanners has just acquired exocad for a reported $419 million. Wow. Exocad For those who do not know, exocad develops ...
The long awaited Programill One may be just around the corner. Announced 3 years ago, the chairside mill from Ivoclar Digital had a bumpy start and ultimately was pulled from released. This was due to all ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The team at the Institute of Digital Dentistry has recently returned from the Digital Dentistry and Dental Technology Conference and Exhibition held in Sydney, Australia. As a whole the industry is moving at a very fast ...
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. ...
We had a great experience at the 3Shape exhibition. The team at 3Shape were very open at talking to us about their products and had many experienced members of the development team present to elaborate further ...
The Planmeca exhibition at IDS 2019 was quite impressive, to say the least. Over the past years, Planmeca seemed to have fallen in the shadows a little with releases of other CAD/CAM systems. Obviously, the brilliant ...
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