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Published in: BMC Oral Health 1/2023

Open Access 01-12-2023 | Research

The effect of generation change on the accuracy of full arch digital impressions

Authors: Judit Schmalzl, Ivett Róth, Judit Borbély, Péter Hermann, Bálint Vecsei

Published in: BMC Oral Health | Issue 1/2023

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Abstract

Purpose

This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of generation change on accuracy of IOSs on full-arch scans and the inter-operator reliability.

Methods

In this study, 6 different IOS were tested: 3Shape Trios 3 (20.1.2.), 3Shape Trios 4 (20.1.1.), Medit i500 (2.3.6.), Medit i700 (2.4.6.), Planmeca Emerald (6.0.1.) and Planmeca Emerald S (6.0.1.). Eighteen dental students, inexperienced in scanning, took part in this study as operators. Each operator made 10 digital impressions; altogether, 30 impressions were made by each scanner. The 30 STL files were imported to the Geomagic Control X program, where they were compared to a reference STL file; the surface point’s deviation of the full arch and the distance between the second molars’ distobuccal cusps were measured, the inter-operator reliability was also investigated.

Results

A significant increase in accuracy was found between Trios 3 and 4 in the case of both parameters and between Medit i500 and i700 in the case of full arch. There was no significant difference between Planmeca generations. In case of the inter-operator reliability no significant difference was detected.

Conclusion

Within this current study’s limitation, it can be concluded that surface digitalization’s accuracy can be modified with generation changes and that digital technology is less technique sensitive than traditional impression taking.
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Metadata
Title
The effect of generation change on the accuracy of full arch digital impressions
Authors
Judit Schmalzl
Ivett Róth
Judit Borbély
Péter Hermann
Bálint Vecsei
Publication date
01-12-2023
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Oral Health / Issue 1/2023
Electronic ISSN: 1472-6831
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-023-03476-z

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