Align Technology · Premium tier
Align Technology Element 5D Plus
The previous iTero generation, still on sale and still submitting Invisalign cases natively. Its distinguishing feature is near-infrared imaging, which helps spot interproximal caries without radiation.
Independent review
None published
Nobody has put this scanner through a published clinical review. Weigh the specification below accordingly.
Street price
- United States
- About $34,000
- 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
- Vendor portal
- Subscription
- Mandatory
- Best at
- Ortho
What is good
- Native Invisalign submission, the reason most people buy iTero
- Near-infrared caries detection with no radiation dose
- Mature, well-supported platform
- Often available at a real discount now the Lumina exists
What is not
- Slower with a much smaller capture window than the Lumina
- Files come back through the portal rather than exporting from the wand
- Subscription applies as with the rest of the iTero line
- A generation behind at close to current-generation money
Specification
- Price
- About $34,000
- Imaging
- Near-infrared for interproximal caries detection
- Invisalign
- Native submission
- Files
- Through the iTero cloud portal
- Status
- Superseded by the Lumina
What it costs to run
- Subscription
- Applies as across the iTero line
- Consumables
- Single-use sleeves per patient
Buy it if
Invisalign practices offered a serious discount or trade-in, who want the near-infrared mode.
Look elsewhere if
Anyone paying near list price. At that point the Lumina is the better buy.
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 $34,000 | About $35,000 |
| Independent rating | None published | None published |
| Tier | Premium | Premium |
| Files | Vendor portal | Vendor portal |
| Subscription | Mandatory | Optional |
| Invisalign here | Native | No |
| Five year cost | $65,200 | $40,500 (best of those compared) |
| Pays for itself in | 15 months | 13 months (best of those compared) |
| Handpiece weight | Not published | Not published |
| Connection | Wired | Wired |
| Best at | Ortho and records | All indications |
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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