Tag: Planmeca

To celebrate the union of Planmeca and dental manufacturer KaVo Dental, Planmeca has introduced a new starter handpiece set for Planmeca dental units, designed by KaVo.According to a press release by Planmeca, the new handpiece set consists of a KaVo MULTIflex coupling, a turbine, and a 1:1 contra-angle.The MULTIflex...

Planmeca has announced a simpler process for ordering SomnoDent oral appliances from SomnoMed using the Planmeca Emerald intraoral scanners and the Planmeca Romexis Cloud service.SomnoMed manufactures the world’s leading OAT (open airway therapy) oral appliances for sleep apnea treatment under the SomnoDent brand. By establishing a seamlessly integrated workflow...

The Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology journal has recently published a study which concluded that the overall image quality was at a diagnostically acceptable level for the defined diagnostic task using the Planmeca Ultra Low Dose (ULD) protocol. Additionally, the study remarked that applying Planmeca...

Planmeca, Henry Schein and ClearChoice have entered a partnership to further elevate patient experience with enhanced digital imaging technology.The ClearChoice doctors decided to integrate the Planmeca Viso G7, a cone-beam computed topography (CBCT) imaging unit that Planmeca offers, into the ClearChoice network of more than 75 centres across the...

Planmeca recently introduced the PlanMill 35 milling unit, which is part of the new Planmeca FIT CAD/CAM System.The chairside unit can mill crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers and up to three-unit bridges, according to the company website. It can quickly and easily be changed from wet to dry milling and...

Dr Didier Stephanus has a clinic in the city of Metz in north-eastern France. He specialises in implantology and periodontology and has experience in performing invisible aligner treatments. The team at Planmeca met with him to chat about dentistry.“I feel that not only is the dental profession changing, but...

By Aleksandra NyholmThough dental technology has made enormous strides in the 21st century, conventional techniques and technologies remain the mainstream in many markets. At the same time, some doctors are showing the way. One of them is Dr Kennedy Opiyo.Dr Kennedy Opiyo is the owner of the Lake Basin...

By Gary S.P. ChungRadiography is an indispensable tool in any dental practice. Indeed, radiographic examination is invariably listed as one of the special investigation methods for nearly all oral and maxillofacial conditions. Conventional or film-based radiographic methods produce 2D projections of the 3D anatomical structures and require good knowledge...

Planmeca has announce a great improvement to its Planmeca Romexis implant library – the individual installation packages for each implant manufacturer can now be downloaded directly on the Planmeca website. The packages include installers for both Windows and macOS, and the installers are compatible with Romexis 5.0 or newer.From...