Effect of abutment tooth location on the accuracy of digital impressions obtained using an intraoral scanner for removable partial dentures

In the past 5 years, the use of intraoral digitizers has increased. However, data are lacking on the accuracy of scanning implant restorative platforms for prosthodontics with intraoral digitizers.

This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of intraoral scanners in full-arch scans.

The digitization of scanbodies on dental implants is required to use computer-aided design/computer-assisted manufacture processes for implant prosthetics. Little is known about the accuracy of scanbody digitization with intraoral scanners and dental lab scanners. This study aimed to examine the precision of different intraoral digital impression systems as well as a dental lab scanner using commercially available implant scanbodies.