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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,…
Useful Free Tools Every Digital Dentistry Team Should Keep Ready
Standfirst: A surprisingly large number of delays in digital dentistry have nothing to do with scanners or design software. They come from missing support tools: no reliable DICOM viewer, no quick STL inspector, no safe way to share screens, no simple archive utility, and no easy method to verify whether a file changed on the…
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 is making a more specific claim than most. On its official site, the company describes its system as the only intraoral scanner with AI inside the wand itself, positioning onboard diagnostic processing—not just cloud-connected analysis—as…
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 a connected functional-diagnostics platform for digitally driven dentistry. Across its official product pages, the company presents a workflow that combines jaw tracking, muscle analysis, facial data, CBCT integration and laboratory export into one planning chain.…
Installing an Exocad Implant Library: Video Tutorial
This video tutorial walks through the process of installing an implant library in exocad and gives labs and clinics a practical reference for keeping their digital workflow organized. It belongs in the Exocad tutorial stream and is also published under Video Tutorials so it appears on the dedicated video page.
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 that often feel difficult to leave once a lab or clinic is fully invested. Blender for Dental is interesting because it challenges that model from a very different direction. Instead of building from a proprietary 3D core,…
Intraoral Scanning Protocols: Why Scan Strategy Changes Completely Between Teeth and Implants
Intraoral scanning is often marketed as if the scanner itself is the decisive factor. It is not. The scanner matters, of course — speed, field of view, depth of capture, processing, and software all influence performance. But in daily clinical reality, the protocol matters just as much. In many cases, it matters more. A highly…
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 precision, while intraoral scanning remained the fastest and one of the most patient-friendly options.
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 may look incremental, but it points to a bigger shift: AI becoming part of routine image organisation rather than a separate premium event. AI in dentistry often gets marketed at the diagnostic frontier. That is where the…
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 route. Its pitch is not really about faster design or prettier software screens. It is about something far more important in full-arch and multi-unit work: passive fit. That makes it interesting. According to…