Align Technology entered into a $250 million accelerated stock repurchase agreement with Citibank. 

Dentsply Sirona recently launched a simulator to show patients the potential results of using SureSmile aligners. 

Big Band Software, a software holding company, acquired Inphonite, a dental patient engagement software company. 

ZimVie, a spinoff of the dental and spine business units of Zimmer Biomet, has launched Biotivity A/C Plus Membrane. 

SprintRay launched OnX Tough 2, the first resin created for fixed, implant-supported denture prosthetics to earn FDA clearance. 

Dental technology company Sonendo signed strategic partnerships with two endodontics-focused DSOs. 

From dental implant robots to a new digital lab at a dental school, here are five dental technology updates that Becker's reported on in September:

Orthodontic practice management software developer Tops launched Tops DPX, a patient engagement platform. 

Chuck Pitts, DMD, a dental surgeon at Refresh Me Dental Center in LaGrange, Ga., has used the Yomi Robotic Dental System for more than 100 implant procedures, according to a Sept. 26 report by Fox 5 Atlanta.

Philadelphia-based Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry opened a 1,000-square-foot digital dental lab. 

Business software company Weave launched Practice Analytics as part of its suite of dental software. 

Align Technology created the Invisalign Palatal Expanders System as an alternative to metal palatal expanders.

Here are six updates on clear aligner companies that Becker's has reported on since July 31:

Align Technology has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cubicure, a 3D printing company based in Vienna. 

From the development of a new dental implant technology to financial reports, here are 14 dental technology headlines that Becker's reported in August:

Geelsu Hwang, PhD, a researcher at Philadelphia-based Penn Dental Medicine, received a $2.6 million grant to develop dental implant technology. 

SmileDirectClub is planning to appeal the decision of the Superior Court of California, which confirmed a $63 million award to Align Technology in a case involving the violation of a supply agreement. 

The Superior Court of California granted Align Technology's petition to confirm a $63 million award after SmileDirectClub violated the terms of a supply agreement. 

Absolute Dental Services, a dental laboratory, was hit with a data security incident that may have compromised personal or protected health information of patients at dental practices that the lab serves. 

Impress, a clear aligner orthodontics company founded in Barcelona, Spain, is set to open its first clinic location in New York City on Aug. 24.