Many dentists will be surprised to learn that a new dental imaging tool is set to revolutionise dental diagnostics. A prototype magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device for dental indications was unveiled in Germany in June by collaborators Dentsply Sirona and Siemens Healthineers. The planned MAGNETOM Free.Max Dental Edition* will not use ionising radiation and will potentially allow dentists to visualise inflammation and soft tissue in the mouth. This could allow clinicians to see periodontal disease and other oral diseases before they manifest visually in radiographs or CBCT scans. In this interview, Andreas Schneck, head of MRI at Siemens Healthineers, and Max Milz, group vice president of connected technology solutions at Dentsply Sirona, describe the journey of developing an MRI device specifically for dentistry and comment on a new future in dental diagnostics.