Abstract
To compare 2 implant scan bodies with different geometry on the accuracy of the virtual alignment process in the digital workflow. A master model of the edentulous maxilla with 6 implants and multiunit abutments (MUA) inserted was fabricated. Six dome-shaped and cuboidal scan bodies were mounted on the MUAs, respectively, and consecutively scanned by a laboratory scanner 10 times. The original scans were imported to a dental-specific CAD software and virtually aligned with the default CAD model in the implant library. Thus, 10 aligned models were created. Both the original scans and the aligned models were evaluated by an inspection software for deviation of the scan body surfaces, the centroids of scan body and MUA, the scan body center-axis, and the inter-MUA distances/angles. The two-sample T-test/Mann-Whitney U test were used to analyze the data with the level of significance set at 0.05. The cuboidal group showed significant greater deviations of the model surface (13.9µm vs. 10.7µm) and the MUA centroids (31.7µm vs. 22.8µm) but smaller deviation of the inter-MUA angle (0.047° vs. 0.070°) than those of the dome-shaped group (p<.05). No significant differences in the deviation of scan body centroids, center-axis, and the inter-MUA distances between the 2groups were found. Virtual alignment of implant scan body affected the accuracy of the digital workflow for complete-arch implant-supported prostheses (up to ~30µm/0.09°). Different geometries of the implant scan body could also influence the transfer accuracy in the CAD process.
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