The GALILEOS is available in 2 versions: the
GALILEOS Comfort is intended for oral and maxillofacial
surgeons, dental clinics, private clinics, and
orthodontists; the GALILEOS Compact is designed for
use by general practitioners and oral surgeons and in
dental implant practices. The GALILEOS Compact
includes many of the features found with the
GALILEOS Comfort at a lower price.
Image Quality
According to Sirona, GALILEOS uses cone beam
volumetric imaging to produce high-quality images
using the lowest possible dose of radiation. When the
8 dentists who participated in this evaluation were
asked to rate the GALILEOS on image quality, 7 rated
it as excellent and 1 rated it as very good. One evaluator
described the image quality as “great.” Another
evaluator said, “I have [other] images on a 3rd party
software, and GALILEOS is clearly the best.”
Anatomical Accuracy
GALILEOS displays 3D images and allows for
clear navigation similar to panoramic, cephalometric,
and transversal slice acquisition displays. According to
the manufacturer, this feature provides the user with
increased diagnostic flexibility and better clinical
workflow.
The evaluators were asked to rate the GALILEOS
on anatomical accuracy. Seven rated it as excellent and
1 rated it as very good. One evaluator described the
anatomical accuracy as “outstanding; very useful in
everyday clinical situations.” Another evaluator said
he finds “no distortion” when using the GALILEOS.
Patient Comfort
With the GALILEOS 3D radiography system,
patients are positioned so that they face outward during
imaging. In addition, Sirona has patented a pivoting
arm for precise positioning. The manufacturer describes
the patient positioning with GALILEOS
as faster, simpler, and more reliable than
other panoramic equipment.
Six of the evaluators rated GALILEOS
as excellent for patient comfort, 1 rated it
as very good, and 1 rated it as good. One
evaluator noted that a “small percentage of
patients are too large to get a good scan,”
similar to what is found with other typical
panoramic imaging systems.
Staff Satisfaction and Ease of Use
When the evaluators were asked to
rate the GALILEOS on staff satisfaction,
7 rated it as excellent and 1 rated it as
good. One evaluator said, “In less than 1
hour, all my staff could obtain good quality
scans.”
When asked about ease of use, 7
evaluators rated the GALILEOS as
excellent and 1 rated it as very good.
“Staff training [to take an image] takes
less than 5 minutes and is basically idiot
proof,” said one evaluator. Another
evaluator described the ease of use as
“excellent, as with all Sirona products.”
Software Ease of Use and Integration
The complete GALILEOS system in -
cludes the 3D x-ray equipment, IT package
with a reconstruction and control
unit, GALAXIS 3D diagnostic software,
and GALILEOS Implant software for virtual
implant planning and ordering surgical
guides. This package also includes all
required software licenses and unlimited
3D Viewer stations.
During the evaluation, the dentists
who participated were asked to rate
GALILEOS on software ease of use and
integration. Six rated it as excellent and 2
rated it as very good. One evaluator
described the software as “super easy.”
Another evaluator described it as “very
intuitive.” A third evaluator said that the
software is “much better than the others
that I have used.”
Overall Satisfaction
When the evaluators were asked if
they would recommend GALILEOS to
colleagues, they all said definitely. They
all also said they would definitely or
probably purchase a GALILEOS in the
future. When asked to give their overall
satisfaction rating, 6 rated it as excellent
and 2 rated it as very good. “I don’t
know how I ever got along with out it,”
one evaluator said when asked about the
ability of the GALILEOS to aid in treatment
planning. When asked about his
return on investment, one evaluator said,
“Outstanding. I cover the lease payments
and turn a profit every month. And the
wow factor brings in new patients.”
The GALILEOS 3D imaging system with new cone beam technology goes beyond traditional diagnostics
and treatment capabilities by generating a large volume 3D image set.
The 3D image set is processed
and presented in the new GALAXIS software. GALAXIS works in conjunction with GALILEOS to provide
new options for preoperative planning and enables clear navigation and diagnosis in the traditional
panoramic, cephalometric, and cross-sectional images.
