Medical device company Align Technology reported $943.1 million in revenue during the first quarter of 2023, according to its April 26 financial report. 

Several kinds of technology have been introduced to the dental field in recent years to improve care and optimize dental practice operations. These technologies have continued to expand in the field with innovations and increased use among dental professionals.

The U.S. Patent Office recently issued a patent for a novel 3rd molar tooth bud ablation technology to TriAgenics, Inc. The Oregon-based oral health and development company is working to bring a 60-90 second treatment to market that will prevent wisdom teeth from forming. 

Convergent Dental, a dental technology and equipment company, recently received a $40 million growth capital investment from Trinity Capital.

Hanife Bayraktaroglu, DDS, has completed more than 110 dental procedures with the Yomi robot in the past year, according to an April 23 report by Fort Worth Report. 

Orthodontic artificial intelligence company Dental Monitoring filed a lawsuit against Get-Grin, alleging two infringement of its patents. 

Dental technology company SprintRay has partnered with Braces On Demand, an online platform for in-office 3D printing for orthodontic fixed appliances.

Dental 3D printing company LuxCreo launched LuxAlign, a same-day clear aligner printing system. 

Fremont, Calif.-based OrthoFX received FDA clearance for its NiTime Aligners. 

Neocis recently launched a bone reduction feature for its Yomi dental robot.

A team of biomedical engineers at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology in Rapid City is working on a prototype to allow dentists to perform remote robotic dentistry, NewsCenter1 reported April 11. 

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee and the U.S. Department of Justice have launched a criminal investigation into the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, a retainer-like device that claims it can expand the jaw without surgery, CBS and Kaiser Health News reported April 12.

From dental implant robotic firsts to the construction of the world's largest dental simulation lab, here are 10 dental technology updates Becker's reported on in March:

Ryaz Ansari, DDS, an oral surgeon in West Hartford, Conn., utilizes the Yomi dental implant robot during 80 percent of his dental implant procedures, according to an April 3 report by we-ha.com. 

A first-year dental student at the Rutgers University School of Dental Medicine in Newark, N.J., was recently granted a patent for his dental aerosol protection system. 

The American Dental Association is asking the public and dental professionals to report concerns with certain palatal expanders to the FDA. 

Dental Innovation Alliance made its first investments in dental technology companies UptimeHealth and Relu.

Medical technology company Vivos Therapeutics brought in $16 million in full-year 2022 revenue.

Medical technology company Vivos Therapeutics recently acquired certain product rights and patents from Advanced Facialdontics.

The FDA is evaluating safety concerns of fixed nonremovable palatal expanders such as the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance after the device was targeted in multiple lawsuits for allegedly causing severe damage to patients' teeth.