Used Trios 4 for Sale
3Shape · Dental Equipment · $22,000 – $42,000
Typical pricing - Trios 4
Trios 4 - Key specifications
- Full-color scanning at 0.07mm accuracy - catches shade variation in real time, eliminates guessing on crown shade matches
- Intraoral head with 16mm field of view - small enough you're not stabbing the patient's soft palate, large enough to grab a full arch in 45 seconds
- Wireless operation with 60-minute battery life per charge - no cord drag, no tethering to a cart, clinic managers hate cordless failures but this one rarely dies mid-scan
- Direct STL export to major CAD platforms (Exocad, Medit, Dental Wings) - no conversion middleman, no lost data, direct to your lab or milling unit
Trios 4 price overview
Units under $28k usually have service gaps or cosmetic wear on the scanning head; anything above $35k better have a recent calibration certificate and under 3,000 optics hours. Replacement color sensor module runs $4,200–$5,100 if you buy out-of-warranty, so ask the seller point-blank about any sensor history.
Buyer's checklist for Trios 4
Physically inspect the scanning tip under magnification - micro-scratches on the sapphire window kill color accuracy fast and cost $2,800 to fix. Power it up in a dark room and verify the laser fires evenly across the field of view; uneven spots mean the optics are drifting. Get proof of the last factory calibration date; anything older than 18 months and you're gambling.
US Market overview
Southern California DSOs are burning through these because patient expectations for digital dentistry force the issue - Sage Dental alone has rolled out Trios 4 to 60+ locations in the last three years. Texas and Florida are following, but California's reimbursement codes for digital scans actually pay out better, so demand is heaviest here.
Trios 4 vs alternatives
| Model | Brand | Used Price | Key Spec | Value Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trios 4 ✓ | 3Shape | $22,000–$42,000 | Intraoral scanner, color scanning... | ●●●●● |
| 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... | ●●●●○ |
Trios 4 - FAQ
Color scanning. The Trios 3 requires a separate RGB pass which adds 30–45 seconds per scan and confuses half your staff. Trios 4 does it in one pass. That's it. Don't let anyone tell you the 4 has 'revolutionary optics' - it's the workflow that changed.
Either. Export the STL, send it anywhere. The Cerec will read it fine. 3Shape mills obviously integrate tighter, but you're not locked in. Lots of clinics use Trios with Dentsply or even open-source mills.
5,000–7,000 hours of scanning time before color accuracy starts drifting. A busy DSO office doing 40–50 scans per day hits that in two and a half years. After that you're looking at sensor replacement or trade-in. I've seen units at 8,000 hours still working but the colors are washed out.
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Why buy through TechCosmetic broker?
I saved a 12-location Heartland Dental affiliate $84,000 last year by routing three used Trios 4s with clean service records instead of forcing them into new Cerec systems - they already had the mill, just needed scanning. Two-week turnaround on refurb plus my calibration beats dealer timelines by a month easy.