Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

rbowman <[email protected]> 31 Jul 2026 19:47:23 GMT
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:47:32 +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:

> I don't know what my dentist uses. I know they changed software, and
> they have some computer with the old system in order to see the old
> data. But on their new terminal they have a 3D representation of my
> mouth, they can see in isolation a single molar, in 3D.

Mine has been using a new system too. She says the visualization is better 
than what she gets from x-rays. It's way down the road but she is also 
interested in 3D printing bridges and crowns rather than the current drawn 
out process of making molds and sending them off to a lab. 

It's a long way from when I was a kid and they used cable powered drills 
to create holes that they filled with mercury amalgam.