- MEDIUM
- Research
- Tier 1
- Peer-Reviewed Research
Effect of non-splinting techniques and non-calibrated implant scan body systems
- Source
- Clinical Oral Implants Research
- Author
- Theodoros Tasopoulos, Marta Revilla‐León, Abdul B. Barmak, Olga Naka, Konstantinos Vazouras, Panagiotis Ntovas
- Originally at
- onlinelibrary.wiley.com(opens in a new tab)
Summary and scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol. Not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Implant clinicians and lab teams choosing complete-arch scanning protocols now have evidence that non-calibrated scan bodies can outperform conventional non-splinted approaches for full-arch accuracy.
Key points
- 01
Non-calibrated scan-body techniques showed higher linear and angular trueness and precision than non-splinting techniques when four maxillary implants were scanned.
- 02
Titanium scan bodies within the non-splinting group produced better trueness and precision than PEEK scan bodies under the same conditions.
- 03
The AI-based tool integrated in the intraoral scanner altered the accuracy of the complete-arch scans, while the choice of scanning pattern did not.
- 04
A stone cast created from a conventional splinted impression served as the reference dataset against which all intraoral scans were compared.
Who should care
- Specialist
- Academia / research
Read the original
Clinical Oral Implants Research
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