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5 articles

Imaging.

X-ray units, intraoral cameras, panoramic systems, and CBCT for dental imaging.

Cone-beam CT scanner with a circular gantry in a dental imaging room

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 camera wand and a mouth mirror on a bracket tray

Intraoral Cameras: How to Choose

How to choose an intraoral camera: focus, capture, software, and how MouthWatch, DEXIS, Acteon, Digital Doc, and Carestream differ.

Chin rest and temple supports on a panoramic dental X-ray unit

Panoramic X-ray Units: How to Choose

How to choose a dental panoramic X-ray: 2D versus combo CBCT, ceph, patient positioning, and how Planmeca, Dentsply Sirona, Vatech, Carestream, and DEXIS differ.

Digital dental X-ray sensor and aiming ring on a tray

Dental X-ray Sensors: How to Choose

How to choose a dental X-ray sensor: size, cable, software lock-in, and how DEXIS, Dentsply Sirona, Carestream, and Vatech differ from phosphor plates.

Wall-mounted dental intraoral x-ray unit

Dental X-ray Units and Phosphor Plates

Radiography, not an optical scanner: phosphor-plate readers, intraoral x-ray heads, and a panoramic unit.