Used ProMax 3D Plus for Sale
Planmeca · Dental Equipment · $40,000 – $85,000
Typical pricing - ProMax 3D Plus
ProMax 3D Plus - Key specifications
- 23×26 cm FOV captures entire maxilla and mandible in single acquisition - cuts patient chairtime vs. segmented scanning protocols
- Integrated cephalometric arm shoots frontal and lateral skull films without patient movement - eliminates three separate traditional X-ray exposures per patient
- Cone beam geometry with <150 micron voxel resolution at standard settings - sharp enough to call implant bone density before drilling
- Rotating gantry with motorized positioning - no manual arm cranking, reduces technician fatigue and repositioning errors on high-volume days
ProMax 3D Plus price overview
A unit with <3,000 tube hours and full service history runs $70k–$85k; drop to $40k–$55k if you hit one with >6,000 hours or a service gap longer than 18 months. Tube replacement alone runs $8,500–$12,000 when it dies, so tube hours matter.
Buyer's checklist for ProMax 3D Plus
Power on the machine and watch the gantry rotate full circle without stuttering or noise - binding gears kill resale value fast. Pull the last three service reports and confirm calibration was done within 12 months, not promised 'next month.' Shoot a phantom scan and compare the DICOM output to the vendor spec sheet; if contrast or noise looks soft, the tube is tired.
US Market overview
California DSOs with 15+ operatories are absorbing used ProMax units as fast as they hit inventory because Heartland Dental and Sage Dental leased theirs out and are upgrading. Southern California especially - Irvine to San Diego - where implant-heavy practices need fast throughput.
ProMax 3D Plus vs alternatives
| Model | Brand | Used Price | Key Spec | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ProMax 3D Plus ✓ | Planmeca | $40,000–$85,000 | CBCT 3D imaging, cephalometric, 23x26cm FOV... | ●●●●● |
| OP 3D Pro | KaVo | $35,000–$70,000 | CBCT 3D, 16x13cm FOV, low dose... | ●●●○○ |
| Orthophos SL 3D | Dentsply Sirona | $38,000–$75,000 | CBCT panoramic ceph, 11x10cm FOV... | ●●●○○ |
| CS 9300 | Carestream | $30,000–$62,000 | CBCT, 17x13.5cm FOV, panoramic... | ●●●○○ |
ProMax 3D Plus - FAQ
The Plus added motorized positioning and a faster acquisition time - 5.8 seconds vs. 9 seconds on the Classic. If you're doing 12+ implant cases a week, the speed difference means one extra patient per day. Classics are cheaper used ($28k–$45k) but you lose that efficiency and your techs hand-crank the arm.
It needs recalibration before clinical use - most states require it and your malpractice carrier will ask. I charge $1,200 to run full geometric and dose calibration on-site; Planmeca dealers charge $2,100–$2,800. Don't skip it.
Comfortably handles 8–12 chairs if techs manage the queue. More than that and you're looking at backlogs or dropping it into two separate locations. Heartland Dental runs some markets with one Plus per 10 chairs and just accepts the wait.
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