Dental Technology

Several kinds of technology have been introduced to the dental field in recent years to improve care and optimize dental practice operations. These technologies have continued to expand in the field with innovations and increased use among dental professionals.

The U.S. Patent Office recently issued a patent for a novel 3rd molar tooth bud ablation technology to TriAgenics, Inc. The Oregon-based oral health and development company is working to bring a 60-90 second treatment to market that will prevent…

Convergent Dental, a dental technology and equipment company, recently received a $40 million growth capital investment from Trinity Capital.

Hanife Bayraktaroglu, DDS, has completed more than 110 dental procedures with the Yomi robot in the past year, according to an April 23 report by Fort Worth Report. 

Orthodontic artificial intelligence company Dental Monitoring filed a lawsuit against Get-Grin, alleging two infringement of its patents. 

Dental technology company SprintRay has partnered with Braces On Demand, an online platform for in-office 3D printing for orthodontic fixed appliances.

Dental 3D printing company LuxCreo launched LuxAlign, a same-day clear aligner printing system. 

Fremont, Calif.-based OrthoFX received FDA clearance for its NiTime Aligners. 

Neocis recently launched a bone reduction feature for its Yomi dental robot.

A team of biomedical engineers at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City is working on a prototype to allow dentists to perform remote robotic dentistry, NewsCenter1 reported April 11.