J. Morita.
Kyoto dental manufacturer founded in 1916 by Junichi Morita, still building units and instruments in Fushimi.
- Dental Manufacturer
- Japan
- Operatory Equipment
- CAD/CAM & Digital
- Implants & Oral Surgery
- Endodontics
About J. Morita
J. Morita's group history says Junichi Morita established Morita Shika Shoten in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, in 1916, first to supply dental devices and then to develop the company's own products. A company profile dates the manufacturing start to 1927, when the Ishibashi factory began and the firm says it made Unit A, which the profile calls the first dental treatment unit made in Japan. That first-in-Japan line is the company's. In 1943 J. Morita Mfg. Corp. built a factory in Fushimi, Kyoto, at the site the profile says is still used. The profile prints J. Morita Mfg. Corp. at 680 Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8533, telephone +81 75 611 2141.
The same profile dates the Air Jet ball-bearing high-speed handpiece to 1959, the Spaceline treatment unit for supine patients and a seated dentist to 1964, the Astron air-bearing handpiece and the Panex panoramic unit to 1967, and Veraview, developed with Soredex of Finland, to 1979. Root ZX, an apex locator using two frequencies, is dated 1991. Current product lists name Soaric and Spaceline treatment units, TwinPower-style turbines in later marketing, Veraview CBCT and panoramic units, and the 3D Accuitomo series. A 1964 unit is not the Soaric on a current quote.
A separate Tokyo manufacturing company, J. Morita Tokyo Mfg. Corp., lists its head office at 7129 Komuro, Ina-machi, Kitaadachi-gun, Saitama, established in November 1969, and says it develops treatment units, handpieces, and laboratory equipment. Its profile cites ISO 14001 in 2000 and ISO 13485 in 2003, and 345 employees as of 2024. Kyoto and Saitama are both Morita manufacturing addresses. Ask which plant built the serial number you are buying.
Treatment units, handpieces, apex locators, and CBCT are four product families. Root ZX measures canal length. It does not prepare the canal unless you buy the later motor combination the company has sold under DentaPort names in other Morita descriptions. Use the IFU for the device on the tray, not the 1991 launch sentence, for how the meter behaves in sodium hypochlorite.
Also known as Morita.
Key Offerings
Product and equipment lines dentists commonly associate with J. Morita.
Treatment units
The profile dates Spaceline to 1964 and lists Soaric and Spaceline among current comprehensive units, plus operating lights and stools. Patient position, delivery, and the light are specified per model. A portable Portacube is a different unit from a fixed Soaric.
Handpieces
Air Jet is dated 1959 and Astron, an air-bearing handpiece, to 1967, with an autoclavable alpha series in 1988. The Tokyo company also lists handpiece manufacturing. Match the coupling and the sterilization limit to the model.
Root ZX and endodontic motors
Root ZX is dated 1991 and described as a two-frequency apex locator. Later motor combinations are separate SKUs. An apex locator reading is not a working-length radiograph. Follow the IFU and your local standard for confirming length.
Veraview imaging
Panex is the 1967 panoramic unit and Veraview the 1979 unit developed with Soredex. Current lists include Veraview CBCT and panoramic models and the 3D Accuitomo series. A panoramic unit and a CBCT are different installations even when they share a brand name.
Who J. Morita suits
J. Morita suits a practice buying a treatment unit, a handpiece, an apex locator, or a Veraview imaging system from the Kyoto manufacturer. Chairs and units are on the chair guide.
Endodontic motors and apex locators are on the endodontic motor guide and the apex locator guide. CBCT is on the CBCT guide.
Kyoto units and Saitama production
The Fushimi address is the manufacturing site the profile says has been used since 1943. The Saitama company has built units and handpieces since 1969. Both can appear on a Morita shipment. Read the nameplate.
Handpieces are compared on the handpiece guide. Intraoral X-ray units, listed separately from panoramic machines, are on the intraoral X-ray guide.
Fushimi contact
Use 680 Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8533, and +81 75 611 2141, from the company profile. US and European subsidiaries exist in the corporate history. Ask which office warranties the unit.
The 1927 Unit A claim is the company's account of a first domestic treatment unit. It is not a specification for Soaric.
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Questions buyers ask
When was J. Morita founded?
The group history says Junichi Morita established Morita Shika Shoten in Kyoto in 1916. The company profile says manufacturing of dental equipment began in 1927 and that the Fushimi factory, built in 1943, is still in use.
Where is the factory?
The profile prints 680 Higashihama Minami-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8533, telephone +81 75 611 2141. A Tokyo manufacturing company in Saitama, established in 1969, also builds treatment units and handpieces.
What is Root ZX?
The profile dates Root ZX to 1991 and describes it as an apex locator that uses two frequencies to estimate file position. Later motorized endodontic units are separate products. Confirm length with the method your protocol requires.
Which guides match Morita equipment?
Use the chair guide, the endodontic motor guide, and the CBCT guide.