Shining 3D · Mid-range tier
Shining 3D Aoralscan ELF
Current-generation Elite optics in a 106 g body at close to entry money. If weight in the hand is what puts you off scanning all day, nothing else here is lighter.
Independent review
None published
Nobody has put this scanner through a published clinical review. Weigh the specification below accordingly.
Street price
- United States
- About $11,999
- India
- No price on file
Before tax and before the computer. Dealer discounts are large and seasonal. No price on file means we have no reliable street price there, not necessarily that it is unavailable.
The short answers
- Files
- Open STL
- Subscription
- None
- Best at
- Ortho and crown and bridge
What is good
- The lightest current scanner on the market by a clear margin
- Current-generation optics rather than the previous engine in the Aoralscan 3
- One cable, no power brick
- No subscription and unlimited cloud storage
What is not
- Wired, despite how light the handpiece is
- No photogrammetry mode, unlike the Elite
- Recent release, so the install base and second-hand market are small
Specification
- Weight
- 106 g, the lightest modern scanner available
- Technology
- Current-generation Elite scanning engine
- Connection
- Single USB-C, plug and play
- Files
- Open STL, OBJ, PLY
- Subscription
- None, with unlimited cloud storage
What it costs to run
- Consumables
- Autoclavable tips
- Software
- Included, no subscription
- Cloud
- Unlimited, free
Buy it if
Clinicians who scan long lists and feel the weight, and anyone who wants current-generation optics without premium pricing.
Look elsewhere if
Full-arch implant work, where the Elite's photogrammetry is the reason to buy Shining 3D at all.
Compare it against something else
This scanner is pinned in the first column. Add up to two more to see where the differences actually are.
| Comparing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Street price | About $11,999 | About $11,999 |
| Independent rating | None published | None published |
| Tier | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Files | Open STL | Open STL |
| Subscription | None | None |
| Invisalign here | No | No |
| Five year cost | $17,350 (best of those compared) | $19,800 |
| Pays for itself in | 5 months (best of those compared) | 6 months |
| Handpiece weight | 106 g (best of those compared) | 229 g |
| Connection | Wired | Not confirmed |
| Best at | Crown and bridge | Crown and bridge |
Cost and payback assume 40 scans a month. Set your own numbers in the scanner picker. The highlighted value in a row is simply the better one of those compared, not a verdict on the scanner.
Where to buy it
From the manufacturer
The manufacturer's own page is also where you will find real photographs of the handpiece.
None of these are affiliate links and Kythro earns nothing if you buy. Always get at least two dealer quotes: list price is rarely the price anyone pays.
Sources
Kythro sells practice management software, not scanners. We have no commercial relationship with any manufacturer listed here.
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