Impact of scanning strategies on the accuracy of virtual interocclusal records in partially edentulous arch using intraoral scanner: an in vitro study

• Published in: BMC oral health Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1184 - 7
• Main Authors: Yu, Can, Zhang, Chengzhe, Wang, Yuezhi, Jiang, Xi, Ren, Shuxin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 05.10.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Auxiliary occlusal devices; Care and treatment; Dental Arch - diagnostic imaging; Diagnosis; Digital impression; Edentulous; Health aspects; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Implant dentures; In Vitro Techniques; Jaw Relation Record - instrumentation; Jaw Relation Record - methods; Jaw, Edentulous, Partially - diagnostic imaging; Models, Dental; Multiple implants; Occlusion (Dentistry); Prostheses; Scanners; Scanning; Scanning spans; Software; Teeth; Variance analysis; Virtual interocclusal records; China; Multiple implants; Digital impression; Auxiliary occlusal devices; Virtual interocclusal records; Scanning spans
• ISSN: 1472-6831; 1472-6831
• DOI: 10.1186/s12903-024-04927-x

To evaluate the scanning strategies affecting the accuracy of virtual interocclusal records (VIR) in partially edentulous arches using an intraoral scanner in vitro. A reference model of a partially edentulous arch with implant analogs in positions 45,46 and 47 was constructed. Six pairs of 1-mm diameter metal beads were placed on the gingival tissue as markers for measurement. Four scanning strategies were tested: Quadrant-arch Scan (group 1), Quadrant-arch Scan with Auxiliary occlusal devices (AOD) (group 2), Full-arch Scan (group 3), Full-arch Scan with AOD (group 4). The model was digitalized with a lab scanner as a reference and 15 scans were obtained for each group. The accuracy of VIR was assessed by comparing the experiment data to the reference digital model. The mean surface deviations of VIR for Groups 1-4 were 89.4 ± 105.2 μm,95.6 ± 132.8 μm,152.3 ± 159.7 μm and 107.6 ± 138.2 μm respectively. Quadrant-arch scans resulted in lower errors of VIR than full-arch scan (P < 0.001). There was a significant interaction between the AOD and scanning span (P = 0.017). The Quadrant-arch scan with AOD　(group 2) produced the least error in the distally extended edentulous area. Quadrant-arch scans showed better accuracy of VIR than full-arch scans across all tooth positions. The combination of AOD and quadrant-arch scan further enhances VIR accuracy in distally extended edentulous areas.