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Cloud-based CEREC Workflow: AI Design, New Milling Units Expand Single-visit Den
Dentsply Sirona is shifting the CEREC workflow to its cloud-based DS Core platform, integrating AI-powered design capabilities alongside two new milling units: the mid-tier CEREC Primemill Lite and th
MegaGen ARi: Implant System for Anterior Atrophic Ridges Without Bone Augmentati
MegaGen has launched the ARi (AnyRidge Incisor) implant system, a fourth-generation design engineered specifically for severely atrophic anterior ridges. By achieving primary stability directly from u
Dentists and Patients Agree: Dental Insurance Is a Scam
A patient returns to the practice after seven years. The bill hits $3,400—with insurance. The resulting Reddit thread draws massive attention, prompting dentists to chime in with a shared sentiment: w
Reciproc Minima: Dentsply Sirona's New Endodontic File for Complex Canal Anatomi
Dentsply Sirona expands its Reciproc family with Reciproc Minima, a next-generation NiTi file engineered to conservatively shape narrow, curved, and calcified root canals. The system launches alongsid
Dental Students Are Revolting Against Outdated Techniques — And They Have a Poin
A dental student cross-posts to two subreddits with a simple question: why does my school forbid endomotors and teach techniques no practicing dentist uses anymore? The resulting 48 comments expose a
LM-Dental Launches 7 Periodontal Microsurgery Instruments with IETS Protocol
LM-Dental, part of the Planmeca group, has launched a dedicated line of seven periodontal microsurgery instruments. Developed alongside Dr. Axel Endruhn of Buenos Aires, the range centres on his IETS
Reciproc Minima — Dentsply Sirona's Endo File for Challenging Canals
Dentsply Sirona has launched Reciproc Minima, an endodontic file engineered specifically for narrow, severely curved and partially calcified root canals. The instrument complements the existing Recipr
CEREC Cercon 4D: World's First Aesthetic Zirconia Abutment Block for Chairside I
Dentsply Sirona has launched CEREC Cercon 4D, introducing the world's first highly aesthetic CAD/CAM zirconia abutment block. The material combines a flexural strength exceeding 1,100 MPa with a propr
TikTok Video With 3M Views Is Convincing Patients Oil Pulling Cures Cavities — D
A TikTok video promoting oil pulling as a cavity cure recently amassed 3 million views and 300,000 likes. The comments section reads like an alternative medicine convention. Users claim to have revers
Glidewell Under Fire: How the Largest US Lab's Controversies May Reshape Prosthetics
Two Reddit posts. Over 260 comments combined. One simple message: "Fuck Glidewell. That is all." The dental internet erupted this week over Glidewell Dental, one of the world's largest dental labs. Th
Filing Teeth, DIY Whitening, Rubber Band Braces: The Dangerous Dental TikTok Tre
Newsweek recently featured a dentist outlining six dangerous dental trends spreading across TikTok. This warning is hardly new. Dental professionals have spent years watching patients walk into their
Ultradent VALO X LED Curing Light Now Available in Seven Color Finishes
Ultradent Products has launched VALO X Colors, bringing seven new finishes to its award-winning VALO X LED curing light. The expanded line delivers the exact same technical specifications and clinical