Purpose: A clinical study to evaluate the intraoral adjustment of crowns fabricated using different scanners.
Materials and methods: A total of 15 patients requiring single ceramic crowns were recruited. Impressions were made according to four protocols: a conventional approach and using three intraoral scanners (IOSs) (CS3600 (Carestream Dental, Atlanta, GA), i500 (Medit, Seoul, Republic of Korea), and EZIS PO (DDS, Seoul, Republic of Korea)). Four crowns per patient were fabricated using lithium disilicate ceramic. An experienced dentist performed the internal adjustment in the oral cavity. Three-dimensional analysis was conducted using an inspection software program (Geomagic Control X; 3D Systems, Rock Hill, SC). Statistical analysis was conducted using one-way analysis of variance and Tukey's honest significance difference tests (α = 0.05).
Results: A significant difference was observed in the intraoral adjustment among the conventional approach and the three IOSs (F = 213.7, p < 0.001). Crowns fabricated by conventional impressions (20.1 ± 1.4 µm) displayed better three-dimensional conformity before and after intraoral adjustment than IOS groups (29.6 ± 4.3 µm) (p < 0.001).
Conclusions: Crowns fabricated using conventional impressions required fewer intraoral adjustments of the intaglio surface than those fabricated using IOSs.
Keywords: 3D analysis; Conventional impression; adjustment; desktop scanner; in vivo study; intraoral scanner.
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