The Top Dental Lab 3D Scanners on the Market

The ability of 3D printing to allow users to create highly accurate, fully customizable appliances is crucial in a sector like dental where perfectly fitted parts are necessary due to the vast differences between individuals. For this reason, 3D scanners made specifically for the dental industry are becoming increasingly popular. Generally, these scanners come in two types, intraoral scanners which allow dentists to scan directly into a patient’s mouth and lab scanners which are designed to scan impressions of a patient’s mouth. There are advantages to both as they are used in different ways, however for 3D printing, lab 3D scanners are often the ones used. We present in alphabetical order the top lab 3D scanners used in the dental industry to help users to understand the available products currently on the market.

AnySCAN VINYL HR Dental Scanner From Reitel

German company REITEL has developed AnySCAN VINYL HR, a dental 3D scanner designed for labs. With a fully automated Z-axis, users can save time when scanning, which can be done in color or not. Its touchscreen and 23-kilogram weight make this 3D scanner easy to handle, and it also incorporates a virtual articulator for easy digitization of jaw models. Users can choose whether to work in open or closed hood mode, and can select the scan mode they prefer to suit their parts. It’s a dental 3D scanner that offers a certain degree of freedom and a faster workflow.

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AutoScan-DS-EX from SHINING 3D

Chinese manufacturer SHINING 3D is known for its research and development of 3D scanning and additive manufacturing technologies. Its dental solutions include laboratory scanners, such as its AutoScan-DS-EX Pro(H) model. This tool uses blue structured light 3D scanning and can scan a model at high speed. It has relatively large dimensions of 260 mm x 270 mm x 420 mm and weighs only 5kg. According to the manufacturer, this scanner features a high level of accuracy and detail, a flexible workflow and several versatile scanning modes. Finally, in terms of dental applications, the AutoScan-DS-EX Pro(H) supports multiple dental scanning applications, such as wax-up, die, plaster model, impression, and texture, among others.