Dental Tribune Asia Pacific Edition No.5, 2017

Dental Tribune Asia Paciﬁ c Edition | 5/2017 ASIA PACIFIC NEWS 03 New cost-effective blue laser intra-oral scanning technology © T e ﬁ / S h u t t e r s t o c k . c o m AD By DTI TAIPEI, Taiwan: Taiwan’s Metal In- dustries Research and Develop- ment Centre (MIRDC) has intro- duced a new blue laser line intra-oral scanning technology. According to the developers, the device is built with mostly Tai- wanese electronic components and will be signiﬁ cantly cheaper than similar scanning devices from international competitors. Through software, the device uses a triangular measuring method to focus a high-coherence laser light on to the object to be scanned. In this manner, it is able to accurately construct a dental model, taking precise measure- ments within an area of 22 × 18 mm, which reduces the margin of error, the developers said. The blue laser line was intro- duced at a press conference held at the Ministry of Economic Affairs in the capital city of Taipei in April. According to the ministry, the technology has attracted nearly NT$70.61 million (US$2.4 million) in investments and generated nearly NT$200 million (US$6.6 mil- lion) in market value so far. Developed by the MIRDC, a non-proﬁ t organisation estab- lished in October 1963 to research and develop leading technologies for use in the metal and related in- dustries in Taiwan, the blue laser line was transferred to several Taiwanese companies, including EPED, ARIX CNC Machines, Gillion Technology and Ain Tec Indus- trial, Taiwan News reported online. The scanner, which is cur- rently being tested in clinical tri- als, is to be introduced to the mar- ket later this year. According to the MIRDC, similar oral scanning de- vices made in Germany, Denmark and the US, for example, cost about NT$1.2 million–1.6 million (US$39,900–53,200). The MIRDC’s partners, however, hope that the commercialised product will sell for US$30,000 to hospitals and dental clinics. m a r e C N ® c - i r t e T d n a w o F - N ® c l i r t e T h t i w d e r a p m o C * Tetric® N-Ceram Bulk Fill The efﬁcient posterior composite Save 55% on time* and achieve amazing results N O W A S A F L O W ! T E N TED P A I v o c e r L I G HT I N I i n ® R O T I A T . t s e u q e r n o l e b a l i a v a a t a D Tetric® N-Ceram Bulk Fill Tetric® N-Flow Bulk Fill sculptable ﬂowable www.ivoclarvivadent.com Ivoclar Vivadent AG Bendererstr. 2 | 9494 Schaan | Liechtenstein | Tel.: +423 235 35 35 | Fax: +423 235 33 60

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