For Dentists
Buying Guides.
Buying guides that help dentists compare equipment and materials. These are the guides our editorial team has rewritten and Dr. Sean Myran, DMD has reviewed.
How we rank explains how these product lists are ordered.
Dental Operating Microscopes: How to Choose
How to choose a dental operating microscope: the mount, the magnification steps, and how Zeiss, Global, and Zumax differ from loupes.
Dental Phosphor Plate Systems: How to Choose
How to choose a phosphor plate system: reusable plates, a reader that is not the x-ray head, and how ScanX, Xios, and Pspix differ.
Dental Porcelain Furnaces: How to Choose
How to choose a porcelain furnace: pressing, firing, and zirconia sintering are different machines, including Programat, Dekema, and Whip Mix.
Dental Operator Stools: How to Choose
How to choose a dental stool: doctor versus assistant, seat height, and how A-dec, Midmark, Brewer, and Crown Seating differ.
Dental CBCT Systems: How to Choose
How to choose a dental CBCT: field of view, voxel size, 2D modes, and how Planmeca, Dentsply Sirona, Carestream, Vatech, DEXIS, and Morita differ.
Intraoral Cameras: How to Choose
How to choose an intraoral camera: focus, capture, software, and how MouthWatch, DEXIS, Acteon, Digital Doc, and Carestream differ.
Dental Operatory Lights: How to Choose
How to choose a dental operatory light: LED color, intensity, composite mode, mounting, and how A-dec, Belmont, Planmeca, Pelton & Crane, and DentalEZ differ.
Dental Delivery Systems: How to Choose
How to choose a dental delivery system: over-the-patient, rear, and side delivery, and how A-dec, DentalEZ, Belmont, Pelton & Crane, Forest, and Planmeca differ.
Intraoral Scanners: How to Choose
How to choose an intraoral scanner for digital impressions: open STL files, Invisalign workflows, carts, and how TRIOS, iTero, Primescan, Medit, and Planmeca differ.
Dental Bases and Liners: How to Choose
How to choose a base or liner: Dycal, Vitrebond, Ionoseal, and ACTIVA by chemistry, light cure, and pulp capping.
Dental Latex Dam Sheets: How to Choose
How to choose a latex dam sheet: gauge, size, and scent across Coltene Hygenic, Patterson Super Dam, Cranberry, and Medicom.
Dental Flasks and Presses: How to Choose
How to choose a denture flask, a press, or a pressure pot: Atlas 44 bronze, Handler Big Boy, and Lang Aquapres.
Dental Separators and Foil: How to Choose
How to choose a denture separator: tin-foil substitutes, trial-pack film, real foil, and a debubblizer that is not one.