AI and Teledentistry

Delta Dental of Illinois has partnered with TeleDentistry.com to offer 24/7 virtual dental visits, the dental insurer said March 8. 

Lansdale, Pa.-based Dudhat Dental Group, the official dentist of the Philadelphia Eagles, has partnered with Candid to offer clear aligner therapy.

Pearl recently received FDA clearance for its Second Opinion software, the first in the world to read dental X-rays to identify oral health conditions, the artificial intelligence company said March 8. 

From industry partnerships to product launches, the rise of artificial intelligence in dentistry has not slowed down in 2022. 

SmileDirectClub reported declines in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 and total annual revenue, the teledentistry company said Feb. 28.

From product updates to company partnerships, here are five recent reports on clear aligners in the dental industry:

SmileDirectClub has chosen digital imaging and practice management company Carestream Dental as its provider of intraoral scanners.

3D printing company Formlabs and Medit, a dental 3D scanner company, have partnered to give Medit Link users access to an app that prepares computer-aided designs for dental that can be printed on Formlabs' printers, according to a Feb. 23…

Global orthodontics company Ormco has launched new features for its Spark clear aligner system for orthodontists. 

Dental artificial intelligence company Overjet has been granted a patent for software that uses artificial intelligence to measure distance and quantify disease in dental X-rays.