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today at IDS 2021 Show Review (International)

IDS 2021 gives impetus to the dental industry / Impressions from IDS 2021 / Interview with Riccardo Molinelli from SHINING 3D / Imagine the CADabilities: Exocad presented DentalCAD, exoplan and ChairsideCAD highlights at IDS 2021. / G-CAM: The ideal material for prostheses / Interview with Pearl founder and CEO Ophir Tanz / Extension of Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow: Digital solutions from Amann Girrbach lead the way into the dental practice / VOXELTEK offers dental technicians easy entry into the digital workflow.

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39th International Dental Show • Cologne • 22–25 September 2021

Photo gallery

Interview

Digital solutions

Impressions from IDS 2021: Highlights from
the four exhibition days.

Learn more about SHINING 3D’s new
intra-oral scanner and 3D printer.

Amann Girrbach announces extension of
Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow.

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IDS 2021 gives impetus to the dental industry
Trade show attracted 23,000 visitors from 114 countries.
n From 22 to 25 September, the 2021
International Dental Show (IDS),
held six months later than usual
owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, offered the dental industry and dental
professionals the opportunity to experience products live and, above all,
to socialise with one another in person. This IDS was the first to be held
in a hybrid format, allowing visitors
who were unable to travel owing to
restrictions to participate digitally.
A total of 830 companies from
59 countries participated in IDS 2021
in an exhibition space of 115,000 m².
There were 228 exhibitors and five
additionally represented companies
from Germany, together with 591 exhibitors and six additionally represented companies from abroad. The
foreign share of company partici
pation was 72%. Including estimates
for the last day of the fair, more than
23,000 trade show visitors from
114 countries attended IDS 2021. Of
these visitors, around 57% came from
abroad—from Europe, especially Italy,
France, the Netherlands and countries in eastern Europe, as well as
from the Middle East and elsewhere
overseas.

“Optimism has returned within
the international dental family. We
held intensive discussions with interested visitors and most of them ultimately came to make investment
decisions,” said Mark Stephen Pace,
chairman of the executive board of
the Association of the German Dental
Industry, which organises IDS.
For Pace, IDS 2021 marked a fundamental moment since the start of
the pandemic in that the whole industry took up the opportunity to
switch from crisis mode into working
mode, “because it was the ideal place
to take stock of the current situation
and to identify future opportunities”.
IDS gave a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in dentistry, emphasising the significant
advancements in research and development, particularly the drive towards digital innovation.

Digital solutions
gain momentum

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More than 23,000 trade show visitors from 114 countries attended IDS 2021, around 57% of whom came from abroad. (Image: Koelnmesse/IDS)

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3D printing has become one of the major trends in dental technology. (Image: Koelnmesse/IDS)

Digital technology, such as remote
care digital tools, intra-oral scanners,
3D diagnostics, CAD/CAM, radio
graphy, CT and other imaging techniques, is playing an increasingly

“We offered the physical meeting place here in
Cologne in the exhibition halls and, in addition,
the digital platform IDSconnect with added
opportunities for presentations and networking,
which was very well received.”
Oliver Frese, chief operating officer of Koelnmesse

IDSconnect, the digital platform
of the fair, featured 77 exhibitors
from 16 countries with 88 daily
contributions and 1,310 minutes of
broadcast time. Oliver Frese, chief operating officer of IDS staging company Koelnmesse, commented on the
hybrid format in a press release: “We
offered the physical meeting place
here in Cologne in the exhibition
halls and, in addition, the digital platform IDSconnect with added opportunities for presentations and networking, which was very well received.”

important role in dentistry. The
SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has hastened
uptake and development in this regard, as these technologies have en
abled dental practitioners to monitor
treatment progress remotely, for example, and in many cases to continue
with treatment. During IDS, new
digital interfaces that allow for a
truly integrated digital workflow
were presented, and these also promote a more collaborative approach
between the laboratory and practice
for greater efficiency.

For instance, exocad’s series of
new Galway software releases underscores seamless digital workflows
and simplicity of use. The new ChairsideCAD 3.0 Galway is highly automated, intuitive and optimised for
practice use. “When we developed

the Galway releases, the focus was on
increasing productivity for our customers,” said Novica Savic, exocad’s
chief commercial officer, in citing
new features that simplify the design
process. Instant Anatomic Morphing
enables the anatomy of the teeth to

automatically adjust in real time for
dynamic occlusion, and artificial intelligence-based detection of facial
features makes smile design with
Smile Creator faster and more accurate.
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Integration of artificial intelligence has accelerated in the dental industry. (Image: Koelnmesse/IDS)

Heikki Kyöstilä (left), president of Planmeca
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Artificial intelligence:
Possibly the next big thing
The benefits of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) are already tangible, and AI will most likely be a
major future trend. From initial
consultations, diagnosis and treatment planning through to surgical
procedures and postoperative care,
AI technologies are steadily being
adopted by dental practices aiming to
digitise and streamline their workflows.
The main focus of current dental
AI research is the analysis of radiographs, and in the long run, this
capability could lead from diagnostics to prognostics through to AI support in making therapy decisions.
American software company Pearl
introduced Second Opinion, an AI
software application that helps dentists detect pathologies and other
conditions in dental radiographs. It is
the first AI-powered device with this
application to enter the European
dental market and the latest addition
to a range of products the company
has developed that apply its patented
computer vision technologies to bring

greater efficiency, accuracy and consistency to various dental industry
stakeholders.
“AI is something we should look
forward to rather than fear. It is not
coming for our jobs; it is coming for
the parts of our job that we do with
least efficiency and that give us the
greatest hassle,” said Dr Kyle Stanley,
a specialist in implantology and chief
clinical officer of Pearl. “Certainly,
embracing AI alone cannot eradicate
work-related stress, but the time AI
will save us and the accuracy it can
ensure will allow us to focus on the
work only we can do—work, like preparing crowns, that requires human
dexterity, intelligence and chairside
manner,” he continued.
Another success story of the dental AI boom is undoubtedly DentalMonitoring. Founded in France in
2014, this orthodontics technology
specialist has developed AI-powered
solutions for conducting clinical analysis of images and 3D files, tracking
tooth movement in a virtual setting
and creating photorealistic simulations. From its humble beginnings as
a start-up, DentalMonitoring has now
grown to have over 400 employees
across 53 countries, gathering invest-

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ments from dental titans like the
Straumann Group along the way.
At the company’s press conference at IDS, Philippe Salah, CEO and
co-founder of DentalMonitoring, said:
“Now, general dentists and ortho
dontists are able to monitor all their
aligner and fixed appliance treatments, regardless of the brand, with
the same, highly scalable, AI-driven
workflow. In addition to controlling
the treatment progress, they can actively set and monitor clinical goals
for each patient. This means more active control, more productivity, and a
new level of safety and confidence for
their practice—a real game-changer
for our industry.”

“IDS 2021—a feeling almost like normal. In my view, IDS has been going on
surprisingly well—about the same as normal. September as the new date for the
fair has turned out to be the best choice. Friends and customers were coming up
to say hello or to decide on and buy their new equipment. There were not as many
visitors as in 2017 or 2019, and even for the future, I expect IDS to be a bit smaller than in the past. But we will still initiate and maintain a lot of communication
here in Cologne—which is the fuel for innovation and success.”

The current status and future
of 3D printing
Additive manufacturing has become increasingly established, in part
because it involves practically no loss
of material. Crowns, bridges and denture bases, for example, can be fabricated in this manner using non-precious dental alloys (e.g. through
selective laser melting, selective laser
sintering, direct metal laser sintering
or LaserCUSING).
The strengths of resin printing
are primarily visible in models or occlusal splints. Veneers and gingival
masks too are fabricated on the basis
of an intra-oral scan using additive
manufacturing. In addition, denture
bases and teeth are printed and then
bonded to form a full-arch or complete denture or are even fabricated
in one piece through this technique.
Furthermore, mock-ups can be
printed from try-in resins.
In implantology and endodontics,
drilling and orientation templates
can be printed. In orthodontics, high
precision is achieved with positioning trays (indirect bonding trays). The
positions of the brackets are initially
planned virtually, and the brackets
then have to be cemented precisely in
the correct position in the patient’s
mouth. The template printed from
resin provides additional security in
this regard.
In an interview with Dental
Tribune International (DTI), Patrick

Torsten Fremerey, executive director, EMS Electro Medical Systems
“It is a great pleasure to finally be able to present our new Guided Biofilm Therapy
(GBT) products to the audience of IDS live again. It is great fun seeing the huge
interest in our GBT protocol innovations and celebrating the live dental trade fair
with the trade audience. Participating in IDS 2021 is a great success for EMS. The
strong feedback from our customers confirms that GBT is the best prophylaxis of
all time. EMS’s decision to make a strong appearance at IDS 2021 was spot on.”

Thurm, managing director and general manager for Europe at SprintRay,
said: “Cost efficiency, speed and
usability are key advantages of 3Dprinting. The material used is the
most important factor for innovation
in upcoming fields. More and more
indications can be printed already,
and more are coming in the near future. If one has an intra-oral scanner,
there is no reason why one should not
invest in a 3D printer.”
According to Thomas Kwiedor,
head of business development for
3D printing at BEGO, “3D printing is
the most important manufacturing
method of the future. […] We ourselves are currently working intensively on a material that enables the

3D printing of artificial teeth. One
area that will certainly be exciting
is that of multi-material and multi
colour printing, which among other
things, will make it possible to reproduce the light-optical properties of
natural teeth in the best possible way.
In the future, we will also encounter
material combinations that enable
different properties within one material. It can also be assumed that the
automation of individual work steps,
such as post-processing, will be further professionalised.”

The latest in restorative
dentistry
Direct restorations have been an
outstanding and innovative field for

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years. Since they represent the
bread and butter of the vast majority of practices, even minor advances in procedures and materials
have a clearly positive impact. IDS
visitors had the opportunity to learn
more about the latest developments
in dental filling therapy, which is
considered an extremely dynamic
segment.
For example, VisCalor, the first
composite to feature thermally controlled viscosity behaviour, was on
display at the VOCO booth. “It is
available in various VITA shades,
allowing the dental professional to
carry out aesthetic restorations in
the anterior and posterior regions,
in addition to performing bulk filling, with the material,” said Dr Axel
Bernecker, head of marketing at
VOCO, in an interview with DTI.
GC Europe presented numerous
new restorative products at IDS
2021. G2-BOND Universal, a universal two-bottle bonding solution
which features excellent adhesive
strength and has a wide range of indications. G-ænial A’CHORD is a technologically extraordinary universal
composite that combines simplicity,
aesthetics and functionality optimally in one product. EQUIA Forte
HT is a glass hybrid restoration material that provides stability and aesthetics. G-CEM ONE, a new self-adhesive luting composite, impresses with
its simple luting procedure, high adhesive force, problem-free removal of
excess material and long-lasting aes-

Christian Mönninghoff (left), founder and CEO of BLUE SAFETY

Sven Isele, general manager of sales and marketing at NSK Europe

“The reason for our participation lies our confidence in the basic hygiene competence in dentistry and our eager anticipation to finally be able to exchange news in
the dental industry with like-minded innovation enthusiasts again. The COVID-19
period has been stressful for all of us. We are all the more pleased that IDS is
happening and that the more than 800 exhibitors have put so much effort into it.
It is a special trade show, and it is taking place under special circumstances. In
terms of content, it is even more exciting than in earlier years.”

“This IDS has once again demonstrated that lots of visitors to our booth have
been delighted to try out our instruments and products live on-site. Of course,
we’re also thrilled that we have been able to use this year to show off our booth
in its new NSK branding after all. Owing to the pandemic, we’ve largely had to
forego the participation of our international colleagues. Nevertheless, our German
and Austrian sales teams are giving their all to provide information to visitors in a
comprehensive and expert fashion.”

thetic results. Initial LiSi Block, a fully
crystallised lithium disilicate block
with optimised physical properties,
promises naturally beautiful restorations in just one appointment. Developed for the laboratory, Initial IQ ONE
SQIN provides for highly aesthetic
colourings and micro-layering with
paintable ceramics.

Summary and outlook
Overall, IDS attendees learned
how they can increase their practice
and laboratory efficiency by using
new, automated processing strategies. Software releases presented at
IDS will enable this.
Many techniques, product innovations and prospects for the future

were to be found at IDS. For professional orientation, for research and
development, and for the fine tuning
of many practices and laboratories,
this IDS was indispensable. It was
probably even the most important
edition in many years, according to
Koelnmesse. IDS has adapted to the
conditions, and its hybrid format of-

fered visitors attractive added value.
Particularly the technology-savvy
dental industry participants employed digital tools as an enhancement to the physical event in the
halls, pointing the way for many
other industries too.
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1 Over the course of four days, over 23,000 trade fair visitors attended IDS 2021. – 2: EMS presented important innovations for its GBT protocol. – 3: IDS 2021 was staged in Halls 2, 3, 10 and 11.– 4: To provide a digital enhancement to the classic physical
event, the free platform IDSconnect intended to maintain IDS’s extensive international reach together with a successful on-site trade fair experience. – 5: Ribbon cutting ceremony. From left: Prof. Christoph Benz, Mark Stephen Pace, Gerald Böse, Lord Mayor
Henriette Reker, Dr Markus Heibach, Dr Gerhard Seeberger, Oliver Frese, Lutz Müller. – 6: Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, tickets could only be obtained in a digital format. – 7: Participants were asked to provide recognised digital proof of vaccination or COVID-19 recovery upon entering the trade fair premises. – 8: Talks at the ACTEON booth. – 9: 3D printing remains a major topic. – 10: IDS offered the dental industry and dental professionals the opportunity to experience products live again.
– 11: Conversations at the COLTENE booth. – 12: IDS visitors had the opportunity to discover new products and, above all, to socialise with one another in person. – 13: Visitors explored Planmeca’s products. – 14: At IDS, Align Technology showcased
the most recent and innovative solutions from the Align Digital Platform. – 15: VOCO presented the first composite in the world to feature thermally controlled viscosity behaviour. – 16: Medical solution company DENTIS presented its offerings related
to implant dentistry at IDS, including its novel implant UV activator. – 17: Osstem Implant had the single largest booth at the trade fair. (All photos: © koelnmesse)

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“Our service meets all of the needs that arise
in the dental clinic and laboratory”
An interview with Riccardo Molinelli from SHINING 3D.
By Jeremy Booth
n Intra-oral scanners and 3D printers were two of the biggest topics in
the halls of this year’s IDS. At the
show, Dental Tribune International
visited the booth of SHINING 3D and
spoke with Riccardo Molinelli, regional sales manager for the Europe,
Middle East and Africa region, about
the company and its new Aoralscan
intra-oral scanner and AccuFab-L4D
large-format dental 3D printer.
Could you please tell us about
SHINING 3D?
The company was founded in
2004, and for the last 17 years, it has
been focused entirely on the development of 3D-digitising and 3D-printing
solutions. We are fully focused on the
development of scanners and 3D printers for multiple applications. Indeed,
dentistry is only one of the business
areas served by the company. We also
cover industrial and metrological
applications and the 3D-digitising of
most common objects. These different
business units have application for
both scanning and 3D printing.

2 Digital dentistry specialist SHINING 3D demonstrated its new Aoralscan 3 intra-oral scanner at the recent International Dental Show in Cologne. – 3 SHINING 3D said that IDS visitors were impressed with
the Aoralscan 3—in particular with its scanning speed and the precision of the data collected. (© SHINING 3D)

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What is the company offering to
dental professionals?
We began developing dental
scanners around 2012. We are proud
to look back to our very first product,
which was a desktop scanner for a
dental laboratory, and to compare it
with what we see around us here at
our IDS booth—a full suite of digital
solutions for both dental clinics and
dental laboratories. Over the years,
we have developed more powerful
and better-performing desktop scanners, and we have also developed
and launched 3D printers and our
intra-oral scanning solution.

products either as stand-alone solutions or as a bundled solution that
has been developed specifically for a
dental clinic. That does not mean that
the L4D printer cannot be used in the
laboratory. However, from our point
of view, this is an ideal 3D printer for
use with the intra-oral scanner in order to cover the needs of dentists.
There is a series of different reasons
behind this. Firstly, the footprint and
design of the unit are ideal for clinics,
where space is often limited. Furthermore, all of the possible applications
that the printer is equipped for—such
as printing crowns, orthodontic models
and surgical guides—make it an ideal
choice for dental clinics. One additional point I would like to stress is that
the printer is an open system. This
means that, if the dentist is already
familiar with third-party materials,
we can integrate those third-party
materials into our 3D printer without
any limitations.

The company is exhibiting two new
products at IDS: Aoralscan 3 and
AccuFab-L4D. What should dental
professionals know about these
new products?
The first thing that I would say is
that we can think about these two

We just saw a demonstration of the
Aoralscan intra-oral scanner. How
have dental professionals at IDS
reacted to it?
Aoralscan is something that we
are very proud of. We have worked on
this technology for several years, and

what we see being demonstrated
here at the booth is the result of our
constant investment in research and
development and in product improvements.
This intra-oral scanner comes
with a lot of nuances, both from the
hardware and software point of view.
The previous generation remains an
excellent product, but what I can say
about the new scanner at the end of

“Our philosophy is to provide products that
have the longest possible lifetime—not only
from the hardware point of view but also in
terms of software.”
this four-day exhibition is that we
have received extremely positive
feedback from users from all around
the world. We have had excellent feedback with regard to the scanning
speed, the precision of the data collected, and the multiple applications
and options that can be covered by
this brand-new device.

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The company has a global network.
What are the advantages of this for
dental clinics and laboratories?
We have a sales network that covers five continents and three offices. Our headquarters is located
in Hangzhou in China, and we have
offices in San Francisco in the US,
and in Stuttgart in Germany. The
greatest benefit of this structure is
that, for technical support and sales

Riccardo Molinelli, SHINING 3D’s regional sales manager for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. (© Dental Tribune International)

support, our customers know that
there will always be somebody to
assist them. What we do on a daily
basis is to support dentists and laboratories all over the world. Fortunately, we can also rely on the wonderful support of our dealers around
the world. It is a matter of cooperation, and we are very satisfied with
the partnerships that we have and
the advantages that they bring for
our customers.
Does SHINING 3D cater to smaller
dental clinics and laboratories as
well as to larger businesses?
Yes. Our service meets all of the
needs that arise in the dental clinic
and laboratory. For example, there
may be a very simple restoration
that is required—like a single crown
restoration—and, thanks to the process of scanning, CAD and 3D print
ing, this can be done directly in even
the smallest of clinical settings.
In contrast, thanks to the inter
connection between our devices and
the software that we have, SHINING
3D’s solutions can cover even the
most complicated type of restoration
for every type of patient, including
restorations that require multiple
steps to be completed between clinics
and laboratories.

What more can you tell us about the
software?
We work in partnership with
exocad—the world leader in CAD—
and through this partnership, we
have direct integration of exocad software. Both our scanners and printers
directly communicate with exocad in
the most efficient way, and we also
have integration with other software
providers on the market.
What I can say is that we offer a
fully open system. Our devices, scanners and printers are an open system
that can communicate and interact
with any other open system. Our philosophy is to provide products that
have the longest possible lifetime—
not only from the hardware point of
view but also in terms of software.
That is why we provide software
licences that do not have annual fees
and do not have fees involved for updates.
What should dental professionals
watch out for in order to ensure that
these digital tools remain an asset in
their daily practice?
Digital dentistry represents an
improvement and an advantage for
dentists and dental technicians only
if it is integrated into a complete system—only if the digital tools assist
them from the beginning to the end
of the treatment or task. Otherwise,
it is possible that the technology can
represent an obstacle.
If one company provides all the
steps of the digital solution, and if
that company has expertise in the
different segments of this digital
workflow-scanning, CAD and 3D print
ing—then this represents the greatest
advantage for clinicians. There is a
simple reason behind this: the learning necessary for the individual
steps will be drastically reduced,
owing to the fact that the customer
will always be able to rely on the
most direct support.
This is what SHINING 3D represents: a digital solution that is integrated, complete, constantly up to date,
and accessible and affordable for all
dentists and dental technicians. 7
More information about SHINING 3D can be
found at www.shining3d.com.

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Exocad presented DentalCAD, exoplan and ChairsideCAD highlights at IDS 2021.
n At IDS 2021, exocad, an Align Technology
company, presented highlights of its three core
products—DentalCAD 3.0 Galway, exoplan 3.0
Galway for implant planning and ChairsideCAD 3.0 Galway for single-visit dentistry.
The 360 m² booth was a central meeting
point for exocad’s global community at IDS. The
trade show offered a rare opportunity for
exocad users to meet specialists and developers
from the Darmstadt-based software company in
person. Visitors could linger at the booth’s
dozen software stations, learn about the 3.0

Galway release’s highlights and ask exocad’s
software experts questions.

DentalCAD 3.0 Galway
Visitors experienced the 90 new and 80 additionally optimised features of DentalCAD 3.0
Galway. For example, they had the opportunity
to try out the new Instant Anatomic Morphing.
This feature automatically adjusts teeth in real
time, greatly improving the speed and precision
of anatomical tooth placement. Another exciting feature is parametric shape adjustment,

which can transform all tooth libraries from a
younger to an older anatomy. At another station,
on-site experts demonstrated how the Smile
Creator module can automatically recognise
facial features using new artificial intelligence-
assisted technology. Other demonstrations included: the improved processing of bridge connectors and how multiple connectors can now
be adjusted simultaneously, the creation of
mock-up tooth set-ups and how the software
supports virtually prepared models, and virtual
tooth extractions.

 For dental professional, who were unable to attend IDS in person,
exocad offered live streamings during the show.

Exoplan 3.0 Galway for implant planning
Exoplan 3.0 Galway is a powerful, open and
efficient software package for virtual implant
planning. Having over 40 new and over 60 improved features, the new Galway version re
presents a significant expansion of guided implantology possibilities and offers improved
integration with exocad’s DentalCAD software.

 IDS visitors had the opportunity to watch a number of live demonstrations at the exocad booth.

ChairsideCAD 3.0 Galway for single-
visit dentistry

“Sharing ideas, discussing improvements, learning about new technologies that is really what IDS is all about,” said exocad
CEO Tillmann Steinbrecher. (All images: exocad)

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During IDS, dentists experienced the widest range of indications in the chairside CAD
software market. That is because exocad’s
ChairsideCAD 3.0 Galway software offers a
broad level of indications.
The joint platform with exocad DentalCAD,
the world’s leading CAD laboratory software,
also unlocks unimagined possibilities for digital
collaboration with tens of thousands of laboratories. More information can be found at https://
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 At this year’s IDS, exocad announced the release of ChairsideCAD
3.0 Galway, the next generation of its easy-to-use CAD software for
single-visit dentistry.

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G-CAM: The ideal material for prostheses
Pioneer in graphene nanotechnology in dentistry exhibits at IDS.
n The research by Spanish company
Graphenano Dental on the reinforce
ment of polymer matrices has made
it a pioneer of the use of graphene
nanotechnology in dentistry. At the
2021 International Dental Show in
Cologne, Graphenano Dental exhi
bited its products, such as the G-CAM
disc for CAD/CAM milling systems,
which relies on this technology.
Graphene is a form of carbon in
which the atoms are arranged in a
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“We’re giving dentists the ability
to clearly communicate their diagnoses”
An interview with Pearl founder and CEO Ophir Tanz
n At IDS, dental technology startup Pearl introduced Second Opinion,
an artificial intelligence (AI) software application that helps dentists
detect pathologies and other conditions in dental radiographs. In this
interview, Pearl founder and CEO
Ophir Tanz speaks about why he developed Second Opinion and what
dentists can expect from it.

You said you investigated several
medical applications for AI. Why did
you choose dentistry?
My dad’s a retired dentist, so I
grew up in a practice, which may
have influenced me a little. However, the main reason was that dentistry is uniquely suited to AI—at
least compared with most other medical fields.

Mr Tanz, you chose to leave your
leading role in another AI company
you founded, which focused on media, in order to launch Pearl. What
made you turn to the dental field?
We spun Pearl out of my previous
company, so it was a gradual shift.
I’ve been interested in AI since I was
a student. The early 2010s brought
significant advances in the field. My
previous company focused on media, which is largely visual, so we
started working with computer vision, the category of AI that focuses
on visual intelligence. I knew AI was
a paradigm-shifting technology, and I
started looking for new applications
for our computer vision capabilities.
Radiology was a fairly obvious choice.
I investigated several medical fields
and decided that dentistry would be
the best. We began collecting and
annotating radiographs to train an
AI to perform dental diagnoses and
assembled what is, to my knowledge,
the largest collection of expertly
annotated panoramic, bitewing and
periapical images in the world. All
that early development work took
place at my previous company. Ultimately, I decided to spin off the dental division as Pearl, because I wanted
to focus more on it. I guess you could
say it was my baby. I saw how much
potential it had to transform the dental field, and I wanted to give it my
full attention.

In what way?
It’s unique in several ways. In
other fields you have radiologists—
experts who are well educated and
well paid. They are the gatekeepers
who would have to give AI their
blessing and push it forward in an
organisation, but they would naturally feel threatened by something
that might be able to do their job better than they could. They wouldn’t
want to be become redundant. Therefore, the threat of technology taking
over the role of the key diagnostician
creates a great deal of friction for
anyone trying to introduce an AI radiology tool. However, in dentistry
there is little of that friction because
dentists aren’t radiologists. They’re
asked to do that work, but it’s not
their specialty and you’re not taking
anything away from them by giving
them a tool that helps them identify
the conditions they’re trained to treat.
Another difference is that, because
of privacy concerns, there’s a much
higher level of sensitivity around
data associated with other medical
fields. For brain cancer, lung cancer or
mammography, it’s incredibly difficult to acquire the massive amounts
of data that is needed to train the AI.

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Was it easy to acquire data in dentistry?
Raw data, yes. You have to employ experts to annotate the data,

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Pearl announced at IDS 2021 that its Second Opinion AI solution is now commercially available in Europe. (© Dental Tribune International)

which is very time consuming and
expensive, but obtaining radiographs
is relatively easy. We actually have
an excess of radiographs—far more
than we will ever need to annotate.
However, in other fields nobody
wants to share imagery. And even
when you are able to acquire that
data, it’s incredibly scarce com
pared with what’s available in dentistry. If you do obtain that data, then
of course, the final point of friction
in other medical fields is that you’re

dealing with large hospital systems,
which are quite hard to penetrate.
These systems are incredibly bureaucratic. They’re legacy-oriented.
It’s hard to sell into them. You go
through the trouble to acquire data
and convince radiologists to give
your technology their blessing, only
to be faced with the challenge of
actually being accepted into the
hospital system.
Would you say dentistry is more
adaptable when it comes to new
technologies?
Yes, for AI in particular. In dentistry, you have plenty of data, and
you have dentists who won’t be adversely affected by AI—who, in fact,
want it. In addition, it is easier to
get into dental practices, as they are
smaller, more agile and generally
more interested in costeffective innovation. Individual dentists and
dental practices form a very entrepreneurial group. They want to make
more money, deliver better care, and
reduce overheads and liability. Also,
they’re able to make adoption decisions directly, whether it’s an individual practice, a tenoffice group, or
even a thousandoffice corporate
dental company. I don’t mean to say
there aren’t any hurdles for AI in
dentistry, but they are considerably
smaller than those in other medical
areas.
What hurdles do you see as you prepare to release Second Opinion?
So far, dentists have been overwhelmingly positive, but I think
convincing all dentists that AI assistance is a significant benefit will
be very challenging. It seems un-

necessary to point out that all hu
mans make mistakes. In order to encourage adoption of the product, we
will probably have to raise more
awareness of the surprisingly high
level of diagnostic inconsistency
among dentists. People don’t like to
admit mistakes, though, even when
they’re obvious. Therefore, it will
probably be more productive to address that objection with education
on how, even for perfect dentists,
Second Opinion is extremely valuable
as a patient communication tool.
How does it help with patient communication?
It’s an objective third party
alongside the dentist and the patient.
Patients generally have to place blind
trust in their dentist. Whether the
dentist’s diagnoses are objectively
perfect or not, patients will visit
another dentist if they have doubts
or don’t like what they have been
told. We’re giving dentists the ability to clearly communicate their
diagnoses with the support of a tool
that gives their patients a greater
sense of assurance. It eliminates the
doubt that makes patients seek a
second opinion elsewhere—that is
why we call it Second Opinion.
Is there anything you would like to
add?
There’s so much that could be
said about this topic. For now, I would
just like to say that I’m looking forward to sharing this technology at
IDS. Our team has worked extremely
hard to deliver a highly accurate
and complete radiological assistant,
so it will be rewarding to see it put to
use. 7

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Extension of Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow
Digital solutions from Amann Girrbach lead the way into the dental practice
n With its Ceramill Direct Restoration Solution (DRS), Amann Girrbach
has extended its integrated digital
workflow to the dentist and thus
closed the communication gap that
existed between the dental practice
and the laboratory. The new digital
workflow from Amann Girrbach has
been designed to enable interdisciplinary future-oriented collaboration and streamlined production
processes that enable same-day
dentistry.
In this process, both partners
contribute their core competencies
in order to provide patients with definitive and functional prostheses in
a more timely and less complicated
way. The delivery of smaller units is
possible on the same day, depending
on the local distance between the
two partners.
Depending on the type of collaboration that is desired, three team
workflows are available in combination with the corresponding Ceramill
DRS Kits. In each case, the central
basis of these workflows is AG.Live,
a new digital platform that provides
the infrastructure and patient case
management procedures to support
a level of consistency and efficiency
that was previously unattainable. As
such, AG.Live takes communication
and collaboration between the practice and the laboratory to an entirely
new level.

Virtual platform AG.Live creates freedom, more efficient
processes and greater
customer proximity
With AG.Live, Amann Girrbach
has started the largest digitisation
offensive in the company’s history.
This web-based portal for collaboration between laboratories and den-

and this is possible on the same day
in cases of simple restorations. Such
timely delivery can lead to a better
dental experience for the patient and
could ultimately attract new patients
to the practice and generate more
orders for the laboratory.
If the preferred material is zirconia, the High-Speed Zirconia Kit, consisting of Zolid DRS zirconia and a
corresponding Ceramill Therm DRS
sintering furnace, can optimally support the laboratory in fabricating
straightforward zirconia restorations
on the same day.
In an additional step—which can
provide patients with their prostheses even faster—the system in the
dental practice can be upgraded at
any time with the Ceramill DRS
Production Kit. This allows simple
restorations to be fabricated in the

tists offers comprehensive digital
services at all levels. For example,
AG.Live is a central tool for digital
case management, networking, infrastructure, material management and
support services. It is also a know
ledge database that will gradually
replace the company’s previous C3
customer portal.
On the one hand, the platform
networks machines and materials in
the laboratory, thereby simplifying
processes and increasing quality
and reproducibility. On the other
hand, the greatest advancement is
that AG.Live connects the growing
global network of dental professionals who are operating digitally. This
bridges the interdisciplinary gap between dentists and dental technicians and facilitates future-oriented

cooperation. Furthermore, within
this network of optimised and new
partnerships, participants can focus
on their strengths and better position
themselves on the market.

Extending the digital
Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow
to the dentist
The Ceramill DRS Connection Kit
is the basic entry-level option, with
which dentists and laboratories can
already take full advantage of digitisation. It consists of a Ceramill Map
DRS intra-oral scanner, the associated scan software and the connection to AG.Live. Any order data, including all the required information,
can therefore be shared with the laboratory seamlessly and in real time
via AG.Live. This eliminates the need

for handwritten job sheets and conventional impressions. All that is
necessary is the physical delivery of
the restoration to the dental practice,

practice and placed in the patient’s
mouth in a single session.
All Ceramill DRS Kits are currently available for pre-ordering
within Germany, and the High-Speed
Zirconia Kit is already available to
laboratories. Early bird DRS users
benefit from particularly close support from the DRS specialists at
Amann Girrbach. For further in
formation and to pre-order, visit:
www.ceramill-drs.com.

Free online presentation
about the innovative Ceramill
DRS
In this online presentation,
Amann Girrbach explains why it
places the dental laboratory at the
centre of the prosthetic workflow and
ensures the highest possible quality
and patient satisfaction through close
integration and digital exchange with
the dentist. Even with the basic version, the Ceramill DRS Connection Kit
and the link to the AG.Live digital
platform, the practice and laboratory
can connect in a unique manner and
take full advantage of the benefits of
digitisation. The presentation also explains interdisciplinary collaboration
for restorations in a single session or
on the same day, using the upgrades
to the Ceramill DRS Production Kit
and the DRS High-Speed Zirconia Kit.
The full presentation can be accessed at https://bit.ly/3gocZZM, free
of charge, in various languages.
More information can be found at
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“We like to maximise output and quality at an affordable price”
VOXELTEK offers dental technicians easy entry into the digital workflow. By Jeremy Booth
ries have already realised that, with
the wider use of intra-oral scanners, if
they do not adopt the technology in the
laboratory, then they may lose their
existing customers.
What do you think about the new
developments that are taking place in
3D-printing applications in dentistry?
Liszkai: We have seen some very
interesting developments in the field
of 3D-printing materials, such as splint
materials, directly printed clear aligners and permanent crowns, and these
developments make us very excited
about the near future of 3D-printing applications in dentistry.
We feel very proud and excited to
be part of the revolution that is taking
place, and we are doing our best to
come up with our own developments
and applications that will take 3D printing for dental applications even
further.

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The VOXELTEK team at IDS 2021, including László Diósi, global sales manager at VOXELTEK (right), and Tamás Liszkai (centre), the company’s product development manager.

n 3D printing was a major topic at
IDS 2021. Based in Budapest in Hungary, VOXELTEK develops and manufactures technology for dental laboratories and offers them an easy
introduction to implementing a digital
workflow and a quick return on investment. Dental Tribune International
spoke with László Diósi, global sales
manager at VOXELTEK, and Tamás
Liszkai, the company’s product development manager, to find out more.
Can you please tell us about the
company – when and how did you
get started?
Liszkai: The company was incorporated in 2013 in Budapest. At that

sented our high-resolution 3D desktop
printers to the international market.
What has changed since IDS 2017
in terms of the technology and what
you are offering dentists?
Liszkai: At that time, 3D printing
was still relatively new and not as
widespread as it is today. Accordingly,
we had a lot of discussions with potential clients about the core, very basic,
principles of the technology. In the last
few years, we have spent much less
time explaining the technology because people are more knowledgeable
and they seem to know what 3D print
ing is all about. Not only are they more
aware of it, but also they seem to un-

The system currently consists of a high-resolution 3D printer with fast printing capabilities, a desktop 3D scanner, a resin storage unit and a post-polymerising chamber for final polymerisation of the
printed parts.

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time, we started developing unique
3D-printing technology, and later we
turned our focus to the dental industry. We saw that, with the ongoing
development in the industry – namely
with oral scanners and CAD/CAM software – there was an increasing demand for affordable desktop 3D print
ing in dentistry. We moved quickly so
that any laboratory, small or large,
could apply and use this technology. It
was during IDS 2017 that we first pre-

derstand what this technology can do
for them in terms of the digital manufacturing of dental parts.
What is important for customers
when they approach you, and what
should they be aware of?
Diósi: Certainly, they are looking
for 3D printers that are fast, reliable
and versatile when it comes to what
they offer and the options related to the
printing materials that can be used.

What we have seen in the market
is that people buy 3D printers and then
realise the cost of the materials—
which is something that needs to be
purchased continually, usually at a
high price—and so they begin to shop
around for cheaper materials, and
this creates a problem because they
often try to adjust their existing 3D
printer so that it will work with that
material. To counter this, we offer a
wide range of our own materials, including resins, and these are all preset in the software of the printers, and we really try to
encourage customers to use
our materials.
Is this one of the things you
are focusing on at IDS 2021?
Diósi: Yes! If visitors buy
one of our 3D printers, as an
IDS special, they will receive a
two-year supply of our most
commonly used material:
VOXELTEK Pro. This is not only
an attractive offer, but also
helps to eliminate the possibility of customers trying to use
other materials with our 3D
printers, which can lead to negative outcomes that may be
blamed on the hardware.
What are some of the highlights of the technology
which you are offering?
Liszkai: In terms of applications, our 3D printers are
much more accessible—much
more affordable—for small
and mid-sized laboratories
compared with some competitor products, which are in the
higher price range. It goes without saying that we have always aimed to match, or even
exceed, the quality that is
being offered by some of the
larger players in the industry.
Naturally, however, we offer
the printers at a lower price.
To sum it up, we like to maximise output and quality at an
affordable price.

What else can you tell me about the
company?
Diósi: In addition to offering 3D
printers, we manufacture 3D desktop
dental scanners and light polymerising boxes for final polymerisation of
our 3D-printed products. We also offer
a cabinet for storing the items. These
four solutions can be combined into
one system, which we call VOXELTEK
FLOW, and this provides an easy option for starting with 3D digital printing in a laboratory, because laborato-

If a dentist here at IDS asks you why
he or she should get a 3D printer, what
would you answer?
Diósi: If he or she wants to print reliable temporary crowns or models in a
fast and efficient way, we have the solution to do that in-house.
Liszkai: The dentist could shop
elsewhere and spend a lot more
money in order to get the same so
lution, or he or she could come to us
and get a solution of equal quality for
a lower price. 7
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