S-WAVE™ across dentistry
One 3D ultrasound platform, every dental discipline
What a full-arch, radiation-free 3D scan is designed to do for each specialty, what the published evidence says, and which uses are inside the current imaging-and-monitoring scope versus future research.
The platform
What every specialty gets from the same scan
Full-arch in one scan
The patented tray-style system captures the whole arch in a single seating, replacing multiple passes with a handheld wand.
Soft and hard tissue together
Designed to image bone, gum and implant positioning that optical scanners often cannot capture, such as recession and bone loss.
No optical limitations
Intended to work on edentulous ridges, implant sites, metal restorations and reflective surfaces.
AI-enhanced reconstruction
Deep-learning processing of ultrasound signals, designed to improve accuracy including around metal.
Open file formats
STL and DICOM export planned for CAD/CAM, 3D printing and existing digital workflows.
Radiation-free
Ultrasound instead of X-ray, so a scan can be repeated as often as the clinician wants.
Platform capabilities are design objectives drawn from KronosMD’s technology description on the original www.kronosmd.com and the Form C; none has been demonstrated in people. S-WAVE™ is not cleared or approved by the FDA.
By specialty
Fourteen disciplines, one scan protocol
Highlighted cards are the first consumer use; current scope means imaging and monitoring with dentist review; future research means a separate product or indication that would need its own FDA authorization.
General & family dentistry
The dentist who sees the patient twice a year
Today: bitewings and a visual exam; nothing between visits
- Monthly full-arch 3D scan at home, flagged to the practice only when something changes
- Early decay under enamel and cracks under restorations, including beneath metal and ceramic that blind X-rays
- A digital 3D impression without impression material, exported as STL for the lab
Caries sensitivity 82% vs 75% for bitewings (Matalon 2007); cracks under restorations (Culjat 2005). Library →
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Periodontics
Gum and bone specialists
Today: probing depths every 3–6 months; CBCT for bone when justified
- Bone level and thickness around every root, without radiation, every month
- Gingival thickness and phenotype without a probe
- Peri-implant bone around fixtures, monitored after placement
Within 0.07 mm of CBCT, better reproducibility (Nguyen 2023); gum thickness ~0.2 mm of probing (Alizad-Rahvar 2024); systematic review (Figueredo 2024). Library →
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Orthodontics & aligner therapy
Orthodontists, aligner providers, DSOs
Today: photo monitoring between visits; iTero or impressions at milestones
- 3D tooth position every month at home, in the same geometry each time
- The bone and root around moving teeth, which photos and optical scans cannot show
- Refinement scans without an office visit; STL export to the aligner workflow
DentalMonitoring proved monthly home scanning with photos (2M+ patients); S-WAVE™ is designed to add the sub-surface. Orthodontists page →
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Pediatric dentistry
Children, parents, pediatric dentists
Today: radiographs limited by age and cooperation
- No radiation, no bib, no waiting room: a scan a child can do on the couch
- Early enamel lesions tracked, so remineralization can be tried before a filling
- Eruption and mixed-dentition changes seen month to month
Early demineralized enamel separated, lesion depth matched micro-CT (Kim 2019). Patients page →
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Prosthodontics & dental laboratories
Crowns, bridges, dentures, full-mouth rehabilitation
Today: optical scans or impressions in the chair; subgingival margins are the hard part
- Full-arch 3D impression in one tray seating, including edentulous ridges and reflective or metal surfaces that defeat optical scanners
- Subgingival margins and soft-tissue thickness in the same data set as the preparation
- STL and DICOM export to CAD/CAM and 3D printing
42 MHz intraoral scanners have produced 3D point clouds of prepared teeth in vitro (Bohner 2021). From the original kronosmd.com: “high-precision 3D dental impressions.”
Future research · separate authorization
Implantology
Implant surgeons and restorative dentists
Today: CBCT for planning; periapicals for follow-up
- Ridge soft-tissue thickness and bone contour for planning, without a second CBCT
- Peri-implant bone defects monitored after placement
- Chairside real-time sensors for intra-operative imaging (planned, separate product)
Clinically acceptable accuracy for peri-implant defects (Tayman 2026); “promising adjunctive tool in implant dentistry” (Barausse 2025 systematic review). Quote →
Future research · separate authorization
Endodontics
Root-canal specialists
Today: periapical radiographs; CBCT for complex cases
- Periapical lesions imaged once the cortical plate is thinned; cyst vs granuloma distinguished
- Healing after treatment followed without repeat radiographs
- Vertical root fractures: a research target, not a claim
Ultrasound more accurate than radiographs for periapical lesions in 5 of 5 studies, histology reference (Patil 2021). Review →
Future research · separate authorization
Oral & maxillofacial surgery
Surgeons, trauma and hospital dentistry
Today: CT and CBCT
- Facial-fracture triage where CT is unavailable or to limit dose
- Soft-tissue lesions, abscesses and salivary glands
- Intra-operative imaging with embedded chairside sensors (planned)
Ultrasound vs CT for maxillofacial fractures: pooled sensitivity 0.94, specificity 0.96, 22 studies (Gadicherla 2021). Review →
Future research · separate authorization
Orofacial pain & TMJ
TMD clinics, oral medicine
Today: MRI and CBCT
- Condylar surface change and joint effusion followed over time
- Masticatory-muscle thickness as a treatment marker
- A tray does not reach the joint; this would use a dedicated sensor
Ultrasound compared with radiographic findings of TMJ osteoarthritic change (Diagnostics 2025). Review →
Future research · separate authorization
Oral & maxillofacial radiology
The specialists who read dental images
Today: the gatekeepers of CBCT and dose
- A radiation-free modality for serial follow-up, with dose reserved for what only CT shows
- Fusion imaging: ultrasound registered to AI-enhanced CBCT overlays (planned, from the original site)
- Elastography for soft-tissue stiffness (planned)
FDA has authorized 1,100+ AI radiology devices; see FDA page.
Future research · separate authorization
Oral medicine & oral pathology
Mucosal disease, lesions, salivary diagnostics
Today: biopsy and clinical photographs
- Lesion depth and vascularity in soft tissue, where X-rays see nothing
- Saliva biomarker sensors in the tray during a scan (research stage)
- Serial measurement of lesions under observation
High-frequency ultrasound resolves soft-tissue layers (Turkiye Klinikleri 2026). Platform add-ons are research stage.
Future research · separate authorization
Dental hygiene & preventive care
Hygienists, preventive programs, DSOs
Today: the six-month recall
- A monthly data point between recalls, so the hygienist arrives with a trend, not a snapshot
- Early caries remineralization support and gum treatment delivery (research stage)
- Oral-care products matched to the scan, in-app
Prevention economics on the Home page; platform add-ons require their own authorization.
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Teledentistry & DSOs
Remote review, multi-site groups, dental plans
Today: photo-based triage
- Telehealth dentists contracted by KronosMD, or the patient’s own practice, review only what is flagged
- One scan protocol across every site; no operator skill required
- Population-level monitoring data for plans and DSOs (de-identified, with consent)
Business model on the Investors page; dentist workflow on the Dentists page.
Current product scope · imaging & monitoring
Dental public health & research
Universities, public-health programs
Today: survey radiographs are hard to justify
- Radiation-free screening in schools and community programs
- A research data set and bench prototype available to academic partners
- A planned peer-reviewed paper on the bench results
See the Researchers & partners page.
Future research · separate authorization
Published results come from research-grade, probe-based ultrasound systems operated by clinicians, not S-WAVE™, and do not predict its performance. Specialty uses marked future research are not part of the current product or the Regulation Crowdfunding offering. Nothing here is a diagnostic or therapeutic claim.
In our founding words
How KronosMD described the vision
“Breakthrough ultrasound intraoral imaging for high-precision 3D dental impressions … providing detailed imaging of soft tissues for periodontal diagnostics and implant planning.”
Original kronosmd.com, “Transforming Dental Care Through Innovation”“Chairside real-time ultrasound sensors to deliver intraoperative imaging during procedures … fusion imaging that combines ultrasound with AI-enhanced CBCT overlays and elastography for soft-tissue assessment.”
Original kronosmd.com, planned developmentsThe original www.kronosmd.com (2024–2026) described S-WAVE™ as “the first ever 3D ultrasound dental imaging” system and set out the mission “to enhance the accuracy of dental impressions, treatment planning, and disease detection.” That language is carried forward here as the company’s vision; this site states capabilities as design intent until testing shows otherwise.
Dental imaging without radiation, from home.
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