Before You Send the Case: A Digital Lab Transfer Checklist for STL, DICOM, Photos, Bite, and Notes
Before You Send the Case: A Digital Lab Transfer Checklist for STL, DICOM, Photos, Bite, and Notes A surprising number of digital dentistry delays do not start with scanning or design. They start at handoff. The case may look complete in the clinic, but by the time it reaches the lab, one missing bite scan,…
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Noeikon Wants to Put Diagnostic AI Inside the Wand—Why This New Scanner Launch Is Worth Watching
There is no shortage of AI language in digital dentistry right now, but a newly surfaced scanner project called Noeikon…
SDI Matrix Is Bringing Jaw Tracking, Muscle Analysis and Exocad-Ready Planning Into One Workflow
As of Tuesday, July 28, 2026, SDI Matrix is positioning itself less as a single device vendor and more as…
NikolasBase by Edison Medical Wants to Solve One of Digital Full-Arch’s Most Persistent Problems: Passive Fit
Most new product launches in digital implant prosthetics promise speed, simplicity, or broader compatibility. NikolasBase by Edison Medical is taking…
Edentulous Intraoral Scanning Is Growing Up—But the Real Breakthrough Is Better Reference Control
Edentulous intraoral scanning has always been a test of control rather than a test of raw scanner speed. That distinction…
RobOralScan Teaches a Robot to Perform Intraoral Scans—But 8 of 10 Simulated Successes Are Not Clinical Autonomy
Standfirst: A new reinforcement-learning system chooses scanner movements from a growing three-dimensional memory of the dental arch. RobOralScan reached 92.58%…
TruAbutment T-Marker Puts Full-Arch Photogrammetry on an iPad—Does a 49-µm Pilot Study Change the Cost Equation?
Standfirst: T-Marker uses coded scan bodies, an iPad Pro or recent iPhone Pro and a subscription app to record multi-unit…
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Blender for Dental: The Open-Source CAD Platform More Labs Are Taking Seriously
For years, dental CAD has largely meant choosing between powerful closed platforms, expensive annual subscriptions, and workflow ecosystems…
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Planmeca Is Pushing AI Deeper Into Everyday Imaging—And Romexis 7 May Matter More Than the Headline Suggests
Excerpt: Planmeca’s latest Romexis 7 update brings AI tools into intraoral imaging, not just CBCT workflows. The move…
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Medit Link v3.4.12 Doesn’t Add New Hype—It Tightens the Parts of Realtime Intelligence That Matter
Medit’s June 30, 2026 software update does not introduce a new flagship feature. Instead, it refines Realtime Intelligence,…
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3Shape’s July 2026 TRIOS Update Looks Small—But It Fixes Three Frictions Clinics Actually Feel
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Photogrammetry Beats Intraoral Scanning on Full-Arch Precision—But a June 10, 2026 Clinical Study Shows the Workflow Tradeoff Clearly
A 2026 clinical study comparing intraoral scanning, dental photogrammetry, and conventional impressions in edentulous implant cases found that photogrammetry delivered the best…
NikolasBase by Edison Medical Wants to Solve One of Digital Full-Arch’s Most Persistent Problems: Passive Fit
Most new product launches in digital implant prosthetics promise speed, simplicity, or broader compatibility. NikolasBase by Edison Medical is taking a different…
Edentulous Intraoral Scanning Is Growing Up—But the Real Breakthrough Is Better Reference Control
Edentulous intraoral scanning has always been a test of control rather than a test of raw scanner speed. That distinction matters. In…
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