Medit · Mid-range tier
Medit i900
Medit's answer to the premium tier, at roughly half the premium price. The clinical result is much the same as an i700; what you are buying is a lighter body, a wider window and fewer stitching errors on a long arch.
Independent review
87 / 100
Institute of Digital Dentistry
Street price
- United States
- $18,000 to $25,000
- India
- 9 to 12 lakh
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
- All indications
What is good
- Excellent scan speed and high resolution output
- Among the most accurate scanners independently tested
- The widest field of view of any Medit, which helps most on edentulous arches
- One of the best software ecosystems on the market, with no subscription
- Compact and light enough to hold comfortably through a long list
What is not
- The touch interface controls irritate some users
- The most expensive Medit
- Audible fan noise in a quiet surgery
- Wired, in a market drifting towards wireless
Specification
- Weight
- 165 g, among the lightest on the market
- Field of view
- 22 x 20 mm, about 30 percent wider than the i700
- Scan speed
- 65 to 70 FPS on a standard laptop
- Tips
- Autoclavable, up to 150 cycles, S/M/L sizes
- Files
- Open STL, PLY, OBJ
- Subscription
- None
What it costs to run
- Consumables
- About $2 per patient scan
- Software
- Free in perpetuity for scanner owners
- Computer
- Discrete GPU and 32 GB RAM, budget separately
Buy it if
High-volume practices that scan all day and feel the weight, and anyone doing regular edentulous or long-span work.
Look elsewhere if
Low-volume clinics. At twenty scans a month the i700 does the same clinical job for less money.
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 | $18,000 to $25,000 | Quoted by dealer |
| Independent rating | 87 / 100 | None published |
| Tier | Mid-range | Premium |
| Files | Open STL | Open STL |
| Subscription | None | Optional |
| Invisalign here | No | No |
| Five year cost | $28,300 (best of those compared) | $29,000 |
| Pays for itself in | 9 months | 9 months |
| Handpiece weight | 165 g | Not published |
| Connection | Wired | Not confirmed |
| Best at | All indications | 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.
Dealers and listings
- DentcoreUnited States
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.
Other scanners
Also mid-range tier
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- Planmeca Emerald S
- Panda Panda Smart
- Alliedstar Sensa
- DEXIS IS 3800W
- Shining 3D Aoralscan Lync
Everything else
- Waldent IntraVue 800
- Eighteeth Helios 500
- Shining 3D Aoralscan Elite
- 3Shape TRIOS 5
- Align Technology iTero Lumina
- 3Shape TRIOS 6
- Dentsply Sirona Primescan 2
- Alliedstar AS 260
- Launca DL-300
- Runyes 3DS V5
- Straumann SIRIOS X3
- DEXIS Imprevo
- Medit i900 Mobility
- Dentsply Sirona Primescan
- Align Technology Element 5D Plus
- Shining 3D Aoralscan 3 Neo
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