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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 might come as a bit of a surprise to see them branch out into dental products. However, the company
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 the massive demand for the scanner after its launch. The TRIOS 5 was officially released by 3Shape in an online
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 company utilizing AI in smile design is Smilecloud.Smilecloud is a software that allows clinicians to design virtual mock-up smiles
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 than 40 minutes without using any surgical guides.Since then, we’ve seen quite a few guided implant systems appear on
Ever since the Virtuo Vivo released in 2019 and didn’t exactly garner a lot of positive reviews, Straumann have been on a mission to massively improve the scanner – in fact, it actually won most improved at our Intraoral Scanner Awards.I was previously impressed with how much they improved the scanner when I tried it
Artificial Intelligence has been dominating the news cycle as of late, and it’s no different in the dental industry. During our recent trip to IDS 2023, we saw so many new and exciting innovations in dentistry using AI, which prompted us to further explore the role of AI in dentistry.One interesting company we met at
Phrozen have been a massive success story in the world of 3D printing. Since bursting onto the scene in 2016, they have established themselves as one of the world’s most innovative 3D printing companies.From humble beginners as a group of 3D printing enthusiasts, they’ve built a world-wide community and utilized Kickstarter campaigns to expand into
The 3D printing market is heating up, and NextDent by 3D Systems looks ready to offer dentists who want to 3D print a variety of printers and materials to take their clinic to the next level.We stopped by the NextDent booth at IDS and had a talk with Stijn Hanssen, Director of Dental Applications and
Attending IDS 2023 was a huge eye-opener – it showed me the increasing evidence that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play a crucial role in the future of dentistry.Back at IDS 2019, there was very little talk of AI. Fast-forward to 2023 and there were over 13 different companies that were all focused on
During our trip to Cologne for IDS 2023, we had the chance to stop in at vhf’s booth. I was super excited, as they are one of the leading manufacturers of amazing chairside milling machines. At IDS 2023, vhf released three new products. One I was really excited about – a machine that trims aligners. I spoke with
3D printing is taking over the dental industry. At almost every trade show or conference we’ve attended in the last year, 3D printing has been the hot topic that dentists flock to. SprintRay are a company specializing in 3D dental printing ecosystems – and at the very forefront of this exciting new revolution in digital dentistry. During
On our recent trip to IDS 2023 in Cologne, we got the chance to have an in-depth conversation with Planmeca about their Romexis software. It was a really insightful conversation, which hinted at where dentistry is going to head in the next few years, as well as new features and updates that Planmeca are planning for
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