{"id":3147,"date":"2019-04-10T00:17:18","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T16:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cerecdigest.net\/?p=3147"},"modified":"2019-04-10T00:37:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T16:37:19","slug":"report-on-development-trends-at-ids-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cerecdigest.net\/2019\/04\/10\/report-on-development-trends-at-ids-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Report on Development Trends at IDS 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
” Sometime in the past, we stopped comparing smartphones based on technological prowess, but instead on their camera resolution, processor speed, and aesthetic design. That was the time when the technology had really matured. From IDS 2017, it is clear to me that global dentistry and dental manufacturers are no longer skeptical toward digital dentistry, and instead are sprinting into this new era. Judging from the progress we witnessed, I believe that digital dentistry will fully mature before the next IDS.”<\/p>– The conclusions of my report on IDS 2017 two years ago. <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, two years later we saw digital dentistry becoming fully developed at IDS 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the participating exhibitors has not changed in general (and most still had similar booth layouts and locations), intraoral scanners saw new advancements and new software that was capable of greater integration. The competition in milling machines has settled a bit, while a new battle has taken form in the 3D-printing market. At the same time, jaw motion tracking devices are simpler, implant navigation are struggling to survive against the overlapping niches of surgical guides, and the competition in zirconia ceramics has become more saturated than ever. Meanwhile, improvement of user interfaces, digital orthodontics, and patient motivators offered new possibilities for the road ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This report focuses on larger trends, and separate articles will follow to describe each topic in detail, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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1. The development of intraoral scanner technology has reached a summit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Most major manufacturers introduced a new-generation intraoral scanner this year. From the group that didn’t perform so well in 2017 (Carestream, Planmeca, Dentalwing, GC, iTero, and Medit), great progress has clearly been made. Some of these devices perform almost as well as the Omnicam and Trios devices from two years ago, and have reached the level where they are very suitable for everyday clinical use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dentsply Sirona and 3Shape, which had already been the leaders in this field, tried to achieve new breakthroughs. For its part, Dentsply Sirona opted to continue strengthening the development of its intraoral scanners. Its Primescan scanner used an all-new scanning principle to achieve even faster data acquisition, even greater depth of field, and improved processing of signals from surfaces that are highly reflective or have little to no characteristics, and the scanner’s larger scanning sensor improves full-mouth scanning precision and increases clinical indications of digital therapies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building upon its Trios 3, 3Shape added new fluorescent and illumination functions to the Trios 4 that allow it to detect caries and cracks. The wireless version also has greater battery life. Interestingly, iTero and Planmeca both introduced devices with similar caries detection functions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I get the feeling that this level of competition is similar to the rivalry among smartphone manufacturers to introduce models with bezel-less display, multiple lenses, fingerprint-on-display functions, etc., and is a sign that the technology is approaching the end of a core development cycle. It also indicates that this is a good timing for most dentists to start using intraoral scanners, and they needn’t worry that the new devices will make the equipment they are current using obsolete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n