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Dentsply Sirona Axeos

Family: Sirona / Dentsply Sirona Orthophos · Modality: Dental Cone-Beam CT

Current-generation Dentsply Sirona dental imaging platform — combines panoramic, cephalometric, and CBCT in a single chassis with patient-positioning automation. Successor-generation refresh of the Orthophos SL line. Targets implant-focused, orthodontic, and oral-surgery practices that need full-arch / orthognathic / airway 3D coverage in addition to routine 2D pan / ceph imaging.

Variant-specific considerations

  • Direct-conversion sensor for fine-detail CBCT.
  • FOV options — small / mid / large; full-arch large-FOV configuration ~17×13 cm class.
  • SmartPan automated 2D panoramic workflow with patient-positioning assistance.
  • Cephalometric arm add-on for orthognathic / orthodontic.
  • Ultra-low-dose CBCT modes for pediatric / repeat-imaging populations.
  • Sidexis 4 + SICAT integrated planning ecosystem.

Distinctive technology

  • SHARP Layer Enhancement — software image sharpening.
  • CALM motion correction equivalent — patient-motion compensation on CBCT acquisitions.
  • DICOM export for cross-platform planning software (coDiagnostiX, NobelClinician, Blue Sky Plan).

Parts

Direct-conversion flat-panel detector, rotating tube, motorized cephalostat (when equipped), Sidexis workstation.

Refurb posture

  • Younger installed base — refurb supply growing as practices upgrade from Orthophos SL.
  • FOV / sensor tier is the price-determining variable — full-arch configurations carry premium.
  • Software / Sidexis 4 license version status drives planning workflow capability.

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