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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 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,…
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…
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,…
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.…