Daniel G.
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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 dentate cases, scanners can rely on teeth as stable landmarks. In edentulous arches, those landmarks disappear. What remains is mobile soft tissue, long spans, repetitive anatomy, and a much greater risk that small…
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, denture scanning, SmartX alignment, export behavior, and scan stability. That makes v3.4.12 more interesting than a typical minor release: it shows where Medit is trying to turn a promising AI-assisted workflow into a more dependable daily tool.…
3Shape’s July 2026 TRIOS Update Looks Small—But It Fixes Three Frictions Clinics Actually Feel
3Shape TRIOS MOVE Pro official product image from 3Shape’s TRIOS MOVE product page. Used here in an editorial context to illustrate the July 2026 TRIOS software update and MOVE Pro workflow discussion. Standfirst 3Shape’s TRIOS Software release notes, updated on July 20, 2026, describe only three July changes: smoother wake behavior for MOVE Pro,…
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% average coverage and completed 8 of 10 evaluation episodes, then transferred to a physical robot without additional training. The work is a robotics preprint, however—not a patient study or a market-ready dental device. Researchers have…
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 abutment positions. A new one-patient clinical study reported lower linear and angular discrepancies than an intraoral-scanner workflow, but it did not test prosthesis fit, long-term outcomes or performance across varied arches. TruAbutment’s T-Marker attempts to…
DEXIS Imprevo Promises 40-FPS Wireless Scanning—But the Workstation May Be the Hidden Purchase
DEXIS Imprevo combines 40-FPS wireless scanning, dual-sensor imaging and IS ScanFlow 2.0—but buyers should price the workstation, network and software around the handpiece.
exocad PartialCAD 3.3 Automates Split-Denture Design—But Speed Is Not the Same as Passive Fit
exocad has released PartialCAD 3.3 Chemnitz with a highly automated “split denture” workflow for implant-supported full-arch restorations. The software lets a technician design an implant-based suprastructure in DentalCAD and generate a matching underlying bar in PartialCAD. The two components can then be adjusted and manufactured separately. That separation is clinically and commercially interesting. A bar…
Medit Realtime Intelligence Moves Quality Control Into the Scan—But What Has Actually Been Validated?
Standfirst: Medit’s new software reviews crown and inlay/onlay scans for clearance, preparation, occlusion and incomplete data before the patient leaves the chair. It is included with the i900 family but costs $2,000 for eligible older scanners. The workflow could prevent avoidable problems, although Medit has not published the clinical validation needed to quantify that benefit.…
Digital Journey Bucharest 2026 Will Put Connected Workflows—and Their Evidence—Under the Spotlight
Standfirst: The three-day Digital Journey Bucharest congress will bring an international faculty to Romania on September 25–27, 2026, with a programme spanning jaw-motion tracking, AI-assisted diagnostics, implant rehabilitation, orthodontics and CAD/CAM. Its most interesting proposition is not any single technology, but the attempt to connect digital records with functional treatment decisions. Bucharest will host a…
Straumann SIRIOS X3 Enters the Mid-Market: Is the Scanner—or the Ecosystem—the Real Product?
Standfirst: Straumann’s new wireless intraoral scanner combines a pen-style handpiece, calibration-free operation, long standby time and direct links to the company’s implant, orthodontic and chairside workflows. The hardware looks competitive, but buyers should examine the evidence, battery serviceability and the cost of the connected ecosystem. Straumann has expanded its intraoral scanner portfolio with SIRIOS X3,…