Correction
The starting cost of the ScanX by Air Techniques should have been listed at $11,495 for the intraoral system. The ScanX Intraoral scanner is designed for practices that need intraoral capabilities only, and accepts plate sizes 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4.
ClarificationSpeed, the time to see first image, reported for ScanX included time to perform manufacturer directed infection control procedures. The actual scanning time of a size #2 plate was about 20 seconds, depending on resolution setting.
Sirona Dental Systems provided written verification that thier sensors will tolerate disinfection with high ethyl alcohol products. This is clinically significant since it allows clinicians more choices of disinfectants, especially those proven to have broad spectrum kill capabilites.