Abstract
BackgroundThe scanner does not measure the dental surface continually. Instead, it generates a point cloud, and these points are then joined to form the scanned object. This approximation will depend on the number of points generated (resolution), which can lead to low accuracy (trueness and precision) when fewer points are obtained. The purpose of this study is to determine the resolution of four intraoral digital imaging systems and to demonstrate the relationship between accuracy and resolution of the intraoral scanner in impressions of a complete dental arch.Material and MethodsA master cast of the complete maxillary arch was prepared with different dental preparations. Using four digital impression systems, the cast was scanned inside of a black methacrylate box, obtaining a total of 40 digital impressions from each scanner. The resolution was obtained by dividing the number of points of each digital impression by the total surface area of the cast. Accuracy was evaluated using a three-dimensional measurement software, using the “best alignment” method of the casts with a highly faithful reference model obtained from an industrial scanner. Pearson correlation was used for statistical analysis of the data.ResultsOf the intraoral scanners, Omnicam is the system with the best resolution, with 79.82 points per mm2, followed by True Definition with 54.68 points per mm2, Trios with 41.21 points per mm2, and iTero with 34.20 points per mm2. However, the study found no relationship between resolution and accuracy of the study digital impression systems (P >0.05), except for Omnicam and its precision.ConclusionsThe resolution of the digital impression systems has no relationship with the accuracy they achieve in the impression of a complete dental arch. The study found that the Omnicam scanner is the system that obtains the best resolution, and that as the resolution increases, its precision increases. Key words:Trueness, precision, accuracy, resolution, intraoral scanner, digital impression.
Highlights
A digital impression is a three-dimensional (3D) record of the dental structure created using an intraoral scanner
The study found no relationship between resolution and accuracy of the study digital impression systems (P>0.05), except for Omnicam and its precision
For the Trios scanner, a resolution of 41.21 pts/mm2 and an accuracy of 55.31 μ +/- 194.53 μ were established; iTero had a resolution of 34.20 pts/mm2 and accuracy of 94.52 μ +/- 246.81 μ and True Definition a resolution of 54.68 pts/mm2 and accuracy of 32.08 μ +/- 98.81 μ (Table 4)
Summary
A digital impression is a three-dimensional (3D) record of the dental structure created using an intraoral scanner. It is the first step of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems. The scanner does not measure the dental surface continually Instead, it generates a point cloud, and these points are joined to form the scanned object. The purpose of this study is to determine the resolution of four intraoral digital imaging systems and to demonstrate the relationship between accuracy and resolution of the intraoral scanner in impressions of a complete dental arch. The resolution was obtained by dividing the number of points of each digital impression by the total surface area of the cast. The study found that the Omnicam scanner is the system that obtains the best resolution, and that as the resolution increases, its precision increases
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