- MEDIUM
- Research
- Tier 1
- Peer-Reviewed Research
Scan body optimisation for enhancing full-arch implant scanning accuracy using smartphone
- Source
- Clinical Oral Implants Research
- Author
- Yuqing Lu, Jiayi Yu, Fei Liu, Tim Joda, Junying Li
- 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
Specialists and DSOs evaluating full-arch implant workflows should note that a custom 3D-printed scan body improved the accuracy of a deep-learning smartphone video reconstruction method compared with stock PEEK scan bodies.
Key points
- 01
DLC protocol using custom 3D-printed scan bodies achieved RMS trueness of 51.1 ± 7.6 μm versus 80.6 ± 27.8 μm for the DLS protocol using stock PEEK scan bodies.
- 02
PG (photogrammetry) recorded the best precision across RMS (7.9 ± 3.3 μm), linear (8.7 ± 4.2 μm), and angular (0.07° ± 0.05°) measurements.
- 03
Conventional splinted open-tray impressions produced the lowest RMS trueness value (23.1 ± 5.4 μm) among the four tested protocols.
- 04
Neuralangelo software converted smartphone videos of a maxillary edentulous model with six implant analogues into 3D reconstructions for the DL groups.
Who should care
- Specialist
- Academia / research
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Clinical Oral Implants Research
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