Dental imaging software: AI search visibility ranking (2026)
How AI search engines rank dental imaging software by visibility and citations. 20 brands measured monthly across Google AI Mode: which brands the AI names in answers, which domains it cites as sources, and how the leaders compare. Dental imaging software used to capture, manage, enhance, and review intraoral, panoramic, cephalometric, and CBCT images across dental practices. Composite score: 70% visibility (% of AI answers naming the brand) + 30% citation rate (% citing the brand's domain). Full methodology →
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At a glance
What we observed in this categoryauto-generated
Apteryx leads the dental imaging software category with a visibility score of 25.0%, which is ten times the category average of 2.5% and roughly double the scores of second-ranked DEXIS and third-ranked DentiMax, both at 12.5%. All three of these top-visibility brands entered the rankings from zero in the previous period, meaning the entire visible tier is newly emerged. That gap between first and second place is meaningful because it suggests Google AI Mode is consolidating brand mentions around a single dominant name rather than distributing them evenly.
A clear divergence exists between which brands are named in AI responses and which are trusted enough to be cited as sources. Apteryx, DEXIS, and DentiMax each hold positive visibility scores yet carry a citation rate of 0.0%. Planmeca, Dentsply Sirona, Midmark, and XDR Radiology show the opposite pattern: zero visibility but a 12.5% citation rate each. This means AI is referencing some brands as source material without surfacing them as named recommendations, and naming others without linking back to their domains.
The top cited sources in this category are not dominated by the high-visibility brands. YouTube, softsmile.com, healthcaremarketing.podbean.com, and oryxdental.com all appear in the citation list alongside xdrradiology.com and dentsplysirona.com. This suggests Google AI Mode is drawing on a mix of video content, podcast material, and smaller specialist sites rather than anchoring exclusively on the leading vendors' own domains. The presence of overjet.com and ekimit.com in the citation list further indicates AI is pulling from adjacent AI-in-dentistry sources.
Movers & shakers since last refresh
Biggest visibility risers
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Apteryx 0% → 25% · rank #0 → #1+25pp
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DEXIS 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #2+12pp
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DentiMax 0% → 12% · rank #0 → #3+12pp
The ranking
| # | Brand | Visibility | Citation | Top engine |
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| 1 |
apteryx.com
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25% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Apteryx holds a 25.0% visibility score, ten times the 2.5% category average, but its 0.0% citation rate means AI names it without linking its domain as a source. |
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| 2 |
dexis.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
DEXIS matches DentiMax exactly at 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, placing both brands at half the visibility of category leader Apteryx with no source-citation presence. |
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| 3 |
dentimax.com
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12% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
DentiMax shares rank-tier with DEXIS at 12.5% visibility and 0.0% citation, a composite score of 8.8 that is less than half of Apteryx's 17.5 composite score. |
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| 4 |
planmeca.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Planmeca records 0.0% visibility but a 12.5% citation rate, the inverse of the top three brands, meaning AI cites its domain as a source while omitting it from named recommendations. |
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| 5 |
dentsplysirona.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
Dentsply Sirona mirrors Planmeca with 0.0% visibility and 12.5% citation, and its domain appears directly in the top cited sources list alongside the wider citation cohort. |
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| 6 |
midmark.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 7 |
xdrradiology.com
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0% | 12% | Google AI Mode |
| 8 |
carestreamdental.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 9 |
vatech.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 10 |
owandy.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 11 |
acteongroup.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 12 |
airtechniques.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 13 |
sotaimaging.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 14 |
morita.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 15 |
instrumentariumdental.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 16 |
kavo.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 17 |
mouthwatch.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 18 |
prexion.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 19 |
carestack.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
| 20 |
curvedental.com
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0% | 0% | Google AI Mode |
Sources AI engines trust in this category
Across the 8 buyer-intent queries we ran on dental imaging software, these are the domains Google AI Mode cited most often. If you're not on this list — or if your competitors are — that's a concrete PR / linkbuilding target.
How to read this ranking
Four things worth knowing before you act on the numbers above. These are the same definitions across every industry page — for category-specific observations, see the What we observed section above (where available) and the per-brand insights inline in the ranking.
Visibility = being named
A brand's visibility % is the share of AI answers that mention it by name in the response prose. This is who AI engines actively recommend to the buyer.
Citation rate = being trusted
Citation rate is the share of AI answers that include the brand's domain as a clickable source link. This is what the AI treats as authoritative evidence — different from being named.
Top engine differs by brand
The "top engine" column shows which AI surface each brand performs best on. Big gaps between a brand's score across engines usually points to specific content or schema gaps.
Rankings move month to month
AI engines re-crawl and re-rank on shorter cycles than classical search. We re-audit every brand on this list at least every 30 days and refresh this page automatically.
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Frequently asked about dental imaging software AI visibility
Who leads AI visibility in dental imaging software?
Apteryx leads with a 25.0% visibility score, which is ten times the category average of 2.5% and double the score of second-placed DEXIS and DentiMax. All three entered from zero visibility in the prior period.
Which dental imaging software brands are cited as sources by Google AI Mode?
Planmeca, Dentsply Sirona, Midmark, and XDR Radiology each carry a 12.5% citation rate, and dentsplysirona.com and xdrradiology.com appear directly in the top cited sources list for the category.
Are the most visible brands also the most cited in this category?
No. The top three visible brands, Apteryx, DEXIS, and DentiMax, each have a 0.0% citation rate, while the brands that do earn citations, such as Planmeca and Midmark, have 0.0% visibility.
What sources does Google AI Mode anchor on for dental imaging software queries?
The top cited sources include youtube.com, softsmile.com, healthcaremarketing.podbean.com, overjet.com, and ekimit.com, indicating AI is drawing on video, podcast, and adjacent AI-in-dentistry content rather than major vendor sites exclusively.
How concentrated is AI visibility in this category?
Visibility is highly concentrated: Apteryx alone holds 25.0% against a 2.5% category average, and eight of the top ten ranked brands have 0.0% visibility, with seven of those also scoring 0.0% citation.
Which brands are rising in AI visibility for dental imaging software?
Apteryx, DEXIS, and DentiMax are the only recorded risers, each moving from 0.0% to their current visibility scores, with no brands recorded as fallers in this audit period.