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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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