The Top 10 Dental News Items of 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

The Top 10 News Items of 2016

The year is drawing to a close, and as we get ready for some celebrations, it’s also time to take a look back at the past 12 months. 2016 was another year of innovation in the dental industry as clinical technologies continued to evolve, technologies improved and the industry continued to offer ways to make treatment faster and easier for both patients and clinicians.

Many of these impactful new developments first hit the industry as news from the companies behind the innovations. These are often the most exciting news stories we publish at Dentalcompare, and it’s no surprise to see innovative products making up the bulk of the most viewed news articles of the year.

With that in mind, here are the Top 10 news items of 2016:

Full Arch Scans Now Available on S-Ray’s Website10. Full Arch Scans Now Available on S-Ray’s Website – Digital imaging and digital impressions are always popular and exciting topics. As a unique, ultrasound-based imaging system, the still-in-development S-Ray is a different scanner technology altogether. This is why every new bit of information about the technology has people excited.

 

New Dental Product: Gemini 810 + 980 Soft Tissue Laser from Ultradent Products9. New Dental Product: Gemini 810 + 980 Soft Tissue Laser from Ultradent Products – Soft tissue lasers are found in many practices, and they provide clinicians with a range of convenient treatment options. However, none of the systems on the market look as stunning as this new laser from Ultradent. But the Gemini is more than just a triumph in design, it’s a powerful laser with a range of exciting applications.

 

New Dental Product: 3M Mobile True Definition Scanner from 3M ew Dental Product: Gemini 810 + 980 Soft Tissue Laser from Ultradent Products8. New Dental Product: 3M Mobile True Definition Scanner from 3M – As previously seen on this list, digital impressions are a topic of great interest. The scanners are getting faster, easier to use, and now with the latest evolution of 3M’s True Definition Scanner, quite portable. This scanner tablet is accurate, durable and ready for use in a range of clinical settings.

 

New Dental Product: Admira Fusion Direct Universal Restorative from VOCO7. New Dental Product: Admira Fusion Direct Universal Restorative from VOCO – Technology developments aren’t limited to things with plugs and wires. Dental materials are high tech as well, and the latest restorative material from VOCO drew plenty of interest as it offers clinicians some of the best properties and esthetics in the world of dental composites.

 

New Dental Products: Polaroid Wired Intraoral Camera and Keren Sensors from Polaroid Dental Imaging6. New Dental Products: Polaroid Wired Intraoral Camera and Keren Sensors from Polaroid Dental Imaging – Sometimes it’s not just about high quality technology. Sometimes a name draws attention all by itself. This was certainly the case when iconic imaging brand Polaroid entered the dental arena with top quality intraoral cameras and x-ray sensors.

 

Oral-B Launches Test Drive Program to Encourage Power Toothbrush Use5. Oral-B Launches Test Drive Program to Encourage Power Toothbrush Use – Educating patients on how to properly care for their oral hygiene between visits is a never-ending challenge for dental professionals. So when Oral-B decided to help clinicians train patients to properly use their power brushes, dental professionals paid attention.

 

New Dental Product: BRILLIANT Crios CAD/CAM blocks from Coltene4. New Dental Product: BRILLIANT Crios CAD/CAM blocks from Coltene – CAD/CAM technology is a rapidly growing part of the dental industry, and the category is about a lot more than scanners, software and mills. The material options are a big part of what makes the category so exciting, so a new entry in that category, such as BRILLIANT Crios from Coltene, was definitely worth noting.

 

New Dental Product: SalivaMAX from Forward Science3. New Dental Product: SalivaMAX from Forward Science – Caring for patients requires a robust armamentarium equipped for any clinical situation. This is why a new option for treating dry mouth is an exciting development. This new phosphate solution is a prescription option dental professionals were obviously excited to learn about.

 

New Dental Product: Firefly Cordless Headlight System from DenMat2. New Dental Product: Firefly Cordless Headlight System from DenMat – Many clinicians say they can’t imagine practicing without their loupes. But in the past loupe-mounted lights meant wearing a bunch of wires and a battery pack somewhere. This turned out to be the year to cut the cord, and the new wireless Firefly light from DenMat was among the smallest, lightest—and based on audience response—most exciting of these new lights.

 

New Dental Products: CS 3600 Intraoral Scanner and CS 7200 Imaging Plate System from Carestream Dental1. New Dental Products: CS 3600 Intraoral Scanner and CS 7200 Imaging Plate System from Carestream Dental – Digital impressions is a theme running through this list, so it’s really no surprise to see news of Carestream Dental’s second generation of digital impression scanners come in at No. 1. This new scanner is faster and offers more robust performance than its predecessor while working with the same open-architecture CS Solutions platform.

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