DPR Top 100: The Top 10 Software Products of 2023
Year after year, technology changes the dental industry, and 2023 was no exception. Software innovations are constantly changing the way clinicians treat patients, how dental practices operate, and how well they communicate with dental labs and patients. 2023 saw several breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, CAD/CAM, imaging, treatment planning, and more. Here are the top 10 new software applications of 2023.
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// AI Software Integration
Apteryx XVWeb Cloud Imaging
Planet DDS is partnering with Overjet to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) capability into its Apteryx XVWeb Cloud Imaging software and all-in-one practice management solution, Denticon. The new integration will provide real-time decision support to dentists as they review x-ray images with patients and increase confidence in their clinical decisions, promote proactive and preventive care, and enhance provider-patient relationships. This partnership delivers an FDA-cleared solution that can quantify bone levels and detect and outline decay, and the scalability into the Apteryx XVWeb software, allowing practices to use virtually any imaging device.
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// AI Software Integration
Curve SuperHero and Pearl Second Opinion
Cloud-based dental management software company Curve Dental has integrated Pearl’s Second Opinion® artificial intelligence into its Curve SuperHero practice management system. Pearl’s Second Opinion helps providers through its detection of dental diseases in radiologic imaging. Through this integration, Curve users will be able to use Second Opinion and all its capabilities with any and all images stored in Curve Image.
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// Implant Software
BlueSkyPlan 4.11
The latest version of the BlueSkyPlan 4.11 software now includes an automatic implant placement feature of single implant cases. Using artificial intelligence (AI), the new feature is designed to increase accuracy and reduce planning time. It is said to help users achieve optimal positioning to ensure precise placement, minimal invasiveness, and improved implant stability. The software is being offered to users at no additional cost. BlueSkyPlan 4.11 is available now with the automatic implant placement feature for single implant cases at the company’s website.
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// AI Software Integration
Dentrix Detect AI®
Combining Henry Schein One’s Dentrix platform and VideaHealth’s artificial intelligence technology, Dentrix Detect AI is an AI-enabled x-ray analysis tool that provides real-time clinical decision support to dentists. Its full integration into Dentrix allows it to work within existing Dentrix workflows and eliminates the need for dentists to import or export images to utilize AI analysis. Each image is automatically analyzed in the software, helping dentists evaluate images more quickly.
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// AI Software Integration
Second Opinion® & SOTA Cloud®
Dental artificial intelligence (AI) group Pearl’s has announced a partnership with SOTA dental imaging software and its SOTA Cloud software solution. Pearl’s Second Opinion clinical pathology detection AI solution will be integrated with SOTA Cloud, offering clinicians the opportunity for the AI-assisted evaluation of dental radiographs. Second Opinion examines x-rays to check for conditions and caries and provides clinicians with another opinion to supplement treatment planning. Its integration with cloud-based dental imaging software SOTA Cloud will let enable dentists to bolster their treatment capabilities.
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// Treatment Planning Software
Adit Treatment Plan Software
Dental software company Adit launched its new dental treatment plan software, designed to be customizable to the dental practice’s specific needs. Adit’s new treatment plan software allows clinicians and practice staff to create plans that suit the patients’ needs even when they require multiple plan options or phases. They can then use the software to apply the necessary insurance estimates as well as any discounts or offers they may be able to offer patients. To enhance patient communication, Adit’s software will also allow practice employees to send Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act–compliant emails and/or texts containing relevant treatment information to patients. Adit’s plan software also integrates with its Patient Forms and Adit Pay modules for a seamless payment and documentation process, according to a press release from Adit.
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// AI Image Analysis
Denti.AI Auto-Chart
Denti.AI Auto-Chart is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered software that assists dental professionals in interpreting intraoral and extraoral 2D x-ray images by detecting and numbering teeth and missing teeth. It also aids in the detection of dental structures added through past restorative treatment, such as implants, crowns, pontics, endodontic treatments, and fillings, as well as their attributes and affected surfaces. Auto-Chart integrates directly with most practice management and imaging software systems, creating seamless workflows. By automating the data entry process, it produces highly accurate and complete patient charts. Denti.AI launches directly from practice management software, helps identify pathology and other conditions found on standard radiographs and CBCT, and exports user-selected treatment plan codes into the patient chart, reportedly saving 15 minutes per patient and improving compliance across the network. It will also listen to voice commands to help fill out periodontal charts.
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// Imaging Software
DTX Studio™ Clinic AI 2D
DEXIS announced that its DTX Studio Clinic has received FDA clearance for artificial intelligence (AI) findings on 2D intraoral x-ray images. Fully integrated into a practice’s imaging software, DTX Studio Clinic is designed to screen dental radiographs and annotate suspected areas of interest, allowing clinicians to make informed decisions about diagnosis and treatment. These can include 6 types of pathological dental findings on periapical and bitewing intraoral images: caries, discrepancy at margin, root canal defects, periapical radiolucency, bone loss, and calculus. DTX Studio Clinic allows clinicians to present patients with a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plan to enhance patient understanding.
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// CAD/CAM Software
PreForm Dental
PreForm Dental is Formlabs Dental’s new workspace that optimizes print preparation setup for dental parts with preprogrammed settings for each indication. This saves time and improves standardization in the workflow. PreForm Dental is designed to achieve 3 goals: save time, improve print success rate, and add conformity to the workflow. It enables plug-and-play integration with the existing workflow for a seamless experience. From generating printable models directly from patient scans to optimizing your parts with advanced features, PreForm delivers a validated dental workflow. It is free to download and use. The solution allows effortless print preparation. Simply import dental CAD models or 3D intraoral scans directly into PreForm Dental and let the software set up your dental parts automatically with default and customizable presets for each indication. Select your indication, drag your files, and click Print.
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// CBCT Software
SICAT Smart
With the new SICAT Smart program, all SICAT Suite applications open for all CBCT are now available on a subscription basis. Whether it is implant planning in SICAT Implant, diagnosis and planning of root canal treatment in SICAT Endo, visualization of the upper airways to plan treatment for obstructive sleep apnea and/or snoring in SICAT Air, or the planning and treatment of temporomandibular disorders in SICAT Function, dentists are now able to start for only $99 for their application of choice. Subscribers benefit from monthly payments with no minimum terms and they can add applications and adjust their individual subscription plan at any time. The open SICAT Suite offers a variety of options; it is the only software suite that allows multidisciplinary working within 1 platform, including software applications for various dental disciplines. It is integrated directly with Dentrix and other popular options, and users will now be able to easily start with their chosen application at a low cost.
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