Title Accuracy of digital and conventional dental implant impressions for fixed partial dentures: a comparative clinical study /
Authors Gedrimiene, Agne ; Adaskevicius, Rimas ; Rutkunas, Vygandas
DOI 10.4047/jap.2019.11.5.271
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Is Part of Journal of advanced prosthodontics.. Seoul : Korean Academy of Prosthodontics. 2019, vol. 11, iss. 5, p. 271-279.. ISSN 2005-7806. eISSN 2005-7814
Keywords [eng] dental implant ; digital impression ; impression accuracy
Abstract [eng] PURPOSE: The newest technologies for digital implant impression (DII) taking are developing rapidly and showing acceptable clinical results. However, scientific literature is lacking data from clinical studies about the accuracy of DII. The aim of this study was to compare digital and conventional dental implant impressions (CII) in a clinical environment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-four fixed zirconia restorations supported by 2 implants were fabricated using conventional open-tray impression technique with splinted transfers (CII group) and scan with Trios 3 IOS (3Shape) (DII group). After multiple verification procedures, master models were scanned using laboratory scanner D800 (3Shape). 3D models from conventional and digital workflow were imported to reverse engineering software and superimposed with high resolution 3D CAD models of scan bodies. Distance between center points, angulation, rotation, vertical shift, and surface mismatch of the scan bodies were measured and compared between conventional and digital impressions. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were found for: a) inter-implant distance, b) rotation, c) vertical shift, and d) surface mismatch differences, comparing DII and CII groups for mesial and dist al implant scan bodies (P≤.05). CONCLUSION: Recorded linear differences between digital and conventional impressions were of limited clinical significance with two implant-supported restorations.
Published Seoul : Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2019
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