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Dental AI Suite Solutions That Integrate with SIDEXIS
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Ezra Angelo
- • February 10, 2026
SIDEXIS is Dentsply Sirona’s imaging platform used with Schick intraoral sensors, Orthophos panoramic systems, and other Dentsply Sirona imaging hardware. Because SIDEXIS serves as the central imaging hub for a large portion of Dentsply Sirona equipment users, AI suite compatibility with SIDEXIS is a primary evaluation criterion for any practice in the Dentsply Sirona ecosystem.
Ekim IT Solutions is the dental-exclusive IT provider configuring dental AI suite integrations for practices running Dentsply Sirona SIDEXIS imaging software across Maine, New England, Tampa Bay, and nationally.
Here is the current landscape of dental AI platforms that integrate with SIDEXIS and what each integration requires from an IT perspective.
SIDEXIS has gone through multiple major version updates, from SIDEXIS 4 through the current SIDEXIS XG and SIDEXIS plugin architecture. Not every dental AI platform supports every SIDEXIS version, and an AI suite compatible with SIDEXIS XG may not function correctly with an older SIDEXIS 4 installation.
How Dental AI Platforms Connect to SIDEXIS
SIDEXIS supports AI integration through two primary pathways. The first is the SIDEXIS plugin architecture, where AI vendors develop a native plugin that runs within the SIDEXIS interface, displaying AI annotations directly alongside the clinical image without requiring the clinician to switch applications. The second is a TWAIN or image export bridge, where images are passed from SIDEXIS to the AI platform’s own interface for analysis and annotation. Native plugin integrations generally provide a smoother clinical workflow than bridge-based connections.
Top Dental AI Suite Solutions with SIDEXIS Integration
Ekim IT Solutions evaluates these platforms for SIDEXIS compatibility.
The most seamless SIDEXIS integration because it is built by Dentsply Sirona itself. AI detection features appear natively within the SIDEXIS interface with no third-party bridge required.
GPU requirements apply for 3D AI analysis features on CBCT data from Orthophos and similar systems.
Offers SIDEXIS integration through a plugin or bridge connection depending on the SIDEXIS version in use.
VideaHealth’s broad imaging platform compatibility makes it one of the most commonly deployed third-party AI platforms in SIDEXIS environments that want AI features beyond Dentsply Sirona’s native offerings.
Supports SIDEXIS integration with a compatibility range that should be confirmed against the specific SIDEXIS version installed.
Pearl’s regulatory-grade calculus and caries detection output is particularly valued in SIDEXIS practices looking for insurance documentation-grade AI findings.
SIDEXIS Version Considerations for AI Integration
Current generation with the broadest AI integration support including native Dentsply Sirona AI features and third-party plugin compatibility.
Previous generation still in active use at many practices. Some third-party AI platforms require SIDEXIS XG and do not support SIDEXIS 4 integration.
Dentsply Sirona’s cloud imaging offering uses a different integration architecture than on-premise SIDEXIS versions. AI compatibility must be confirmed separately for cloud SIDEXIS deployments.
IT Configuration for SIDEXIS AI Integrations
Check each step completed before any SIDEXIS AI integration goes live.
SIDEXIS version confirmed and AI platform plugin support verified
AI platform SIDEXIS plugin or bridge component installed
Firewall rules configured for cloud AI connections
Integration verified with actual patient images before clinical use
BAA executed with the AI vendor
Frequently Asked Questions
Ekim IT Solutions works exclusively with dental practices. We serve New England and New York with on-site support and dental practices nationwide with remote support. We configure dental AI integrations with SIDEXIS and can tell you from direct experience which platforms work reliably in the Dentsply Sirona ecosystem and what your setup needs to support them.
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- • February 10, 2026
