3Shape · Premium tier
3Shape TRIOS 5
The highest independently rated scanner in this list, and the one that handles the awkward cases best. It won intraoral scanner of the year on release. The catch is the total cost once the first year of TRIOS Care runs out.
Independent review
90 / 100
Institute of Digital Dentistry
Street price
- United States
- $25,000 to $35,000
- India
- 12 to 18 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
- Optional
- Best at
- All indications
Invisalign depends on where you are
- United States
- Cannot submit Invisalign cases here
- India
- Align accepts these scans here
What is good
- Excellent across every clinical indication, not just the easy ones
- Wireless that actually works, with dependable battery life
- One of the most feature-rich software suites available
- Handles edentulous scanning remarkably well, where cheaper scanners fall apart
- Premium build, haptic and LED feedback while scanning
What is not
- High cost before you count the subscription
- The bundled laptop underperforms and runs hot
- The closed tip design makes posterior access harder than some rivals
- Occasional connectivity trouble during initial setup
- Cannot submit Invisalign cases in the United States
Specification
- Weight
- 299 g including battery and tip
- Size
- 30 percent smaller and 20 percent lighter than TRIOS 4
- Connection
- Wireless, with battery
- Calibration
- Calibration free
- Sleeves
- Single use
- Files
- Open export
- Subscription
- TRIOS Care, free for year one
What it costs to run
- TRIOS Care
- Free year one, then about $2,866 a year
- Consumables
- Single-use sleeves per patient
Buy it if
Established practices that want the best clinical performance across difficult cases and can absorb the running cost. Outside the US, Japan and China it is also the one premium alternative to iTero for Invisalign.
Look elsewhere if
A clinic taking its first step into digital, and any US practice buying primarily for Invisalign.
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 | $25,000 to $35,000 | About $24,995 |
| Independent rating | 90 / 100 | None published |
| Tier | Premium | Premium |
| Files | Open STL | Open STL |
| Subscription | Optional | Mandatory |
| Invisalign here | No | No |
| Five year cost | $50,664 | $42,898 (best of those compared) |
| Pays for itself in | 13 months | 11 months (best of those compared) |
| Handpiece weight | 299 g | Not published |
| Connection | Wireless | Wireless |
| 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
- Henry ScheinUnited States
- Unicorn DenmartIndia
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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