In Vivo Complete-Arch Implant Digital Impressions: Comparison of the Precision of Three Optical Impression Systems

Jaime Orejas-Perez, Beatriz Gimenez-Gonzalez, Ignacio Ortiz-Collado, Israel J. Thuissard, Andrea Santamaria-Laorden*

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Abstract

(1) Multiple in vitro studies reported insufficient accuracy of intraoral scanners (IOSs) for complete-arch multiple implant impression. The aim of the study is to analyze the precision of three IOSs, PIC dental (Pic dental, Iditec North West SL), TRIOS 3 (3Shape), and True Definition (Midmark Corporation) and the influence of several factors in the edentulous complete maxillary and mandibular arch. (2) A fully edentulous patient with eight implants in the maxillary and in the mandibular jaw was selected. Five impressions were taken per system and arch. A suprastructure was designed on each digital working cast. The precision was analyzed comparing each of the 28 distances and seven relative angulations of the abutments of all the designed suprastructures. The descriptive statistics, the Student’s t-test, and the ANOVA test were used to analyze the data (α = 0.05). (3) Significant differences were observed when comparing the IOSs in some of the distances and angulations. (4) The increase in the distance between implants affected the precision of T and TD but not the PIC system. The type of arch did not affect the PIC precision, but the T and TD systems performed worse in the mandibular arch. The system with the best precision was the PIC, followed by TD, and then T.

Original languageEnglish
Article number4300
Pages (from-to)1-17
Number of pages17
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume19
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2022

Bibliographical note

Special Issue: Advances of Digital Dentistry and Prosthodontics.

Funding Information:
The authors thank MPI (Medical Precision Implants) for their materials, in terms of implant components, the DENTALMILL laboratory for their CAD/CAM supports, and Cristina Andreu for their help in preparing the formal analysis.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. All rights reserved.

Funding

The authors thank MPI (Medical Precision Implants) for their materials, in terms of implant components, the DENTALMILL laboratory for their CAD/CAM supports, and Cristina Andreu for their help in preparing the formal analysis.

Keywords

  • complete arch
  • dental implants
  • edentulous
  • intraoral scanners
  • optical impression
  • precision

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