Here are 13 dental innovations that received FDA clearance this year:
1. Quadric BioMed received FDA 510(k) clearance for Proximerge 2, a square dental implant developed by James Grant, DDS, and Brad Renehan, DDS, MD.
2. Denti.AI Auto-Chart became the first dental auto-charting product to be cleared by the FDA. The artificial intelligence-powered device can help dental professionals interpret intraoral and extraoral 2D x-ray images by detecting and numbering intact and missing teeth.
3. Dental robotics company Neocis received 510(k) clearance for the use of its dental implant robot for bone reduction. It also received 510(k) clearance for its robotic dental workflow software, YomiPlan Go.
4. Convergent Dental received 510(k) clearance for the first and only dental laser to reduce mineral loss in dental enamel.
5. SmileGuard resin, a new 3D printing material developed by Desktop Metal, received 510(k) clearance Oct. 6.
6. Oryx Dental, a dental practice management software company, received 510(k) clearance for its imaging product, Oryx Imaging.
7. Dental technology company Overjet received 510(k) clearance for its artificial intelligence-powered cavity detection and outlining software, Caries Assist.
8. VideaHealth, a dental artificial intelligence technology company, received 510(k) clearance for Videa Caries Assist, an AI cavity detection algorithm.
9. X-Nav Technologies, a medical device company, received 510(k) clearance to expand the use of its X-Guide Dynamic Surgical Navigation system to endodontic procedures.
10. Dental supply company Envista received 510(k) clearance for an "assisted intelligence" nerve tracing feature in its DTX Studio Clinic software.
11. Pearl, an artificial intelligence company, received FDA clearance for its Second Opinion software, the first in the world to read dental X-rays to identify oral health conditions.
12. Orthodontics technology company SoftSmile received 510(k) clearance for its AI-powered Vision software, allowing orthodontists to create aligner treatment plans in-house.
13. Dental laser company Biolase and medical device company EdgeEndo were granted 510(k) clearance for their EdgePRO irrigation system.