Panda · Mid-range tier
Panda Panda Smart
In a five-way independent comparison on the same crown prep, the Panda produced photorealistic colour and a mesh as dense as CEREC Primescan's. That is serious company for the money.
Independent review
None published
Nobody has put this scanner through a published clinical review. Weigh the specification below accordingly.
Street price
- United States
- About $15,000
- 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
- Open STL
- Subscription
- None
- Best at
- Ortho and crown and bridge
What is good
- Mesh density matching the reference-standard scanner
- Genuinely photorealistic colour
- Deviation within about 50 microns of Primescan on a prep
- No subscription
What is not
- A smaller brand outside its home market
- Support quality depends entirely on your distributor
- Less long-term reliability data than the established names
Specification
- Price
- About $15,000
- Mesh density
- Comparable to CEREC Primescan in side-by-side testing
- Colour
- Photorealistic texture capture
- Files
- Open export
- Subscription
- None
What it costs to run
- Software
- Included, no subscription
- Support
- Through your local distributor
Buy it if
Buyers who care most about scan quality per dollar and have a distributor they trust.
Look elsewhere if
Practices that need a manufacturer service channel and guaranteed long-term software support.
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 $15,000 | $13,000 to $16,000 |
| 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 | $20,800 (best of those compared) | $21,300 |
| Pays for itself in | 6 months | 6 months |
| Handpiece weight | Not published | Not published |
| Connection | Not confirmed | Wired |
| 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
We have no verified purchase link for this scanner yet. Go through your usual dental equipment dealer and ask them to quote it by name.
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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