Accuracy and precision of an intraoral scanner in complex prosthetic rehabilitations: An in vitro study

The main purpose of this study is to measure the accuracy and the precision of the intraoral optical scanner cs3500® (carestream dental llc,atlanta,usa) in complex clinical situations as full arch rehabilitations on implants. 50 scans of the acrylic resin model were performed by using cs3500® (carestream dental llc,atlanta,usa) scanner. each scan was compared with the virtual model derived from scanning with the laboratory scanner dscan3® (enhanced geometry solution,bologna,italy) to measure a possible misalignment. the alignment error was found to be 79,6 (± 12,87) μm. the measurement was taken at the level of 2 distal scan-abutments. the scanner's precision ranges from 24 to 52 μm,depending on the distance between scan-abutment. cs3500® (carestream dental llc,atlanta,usa) intraoral scanner has detected a valid device in the execution of complex rehabilitations on implants. his accuracy and precision values fall within the range established in literature to define acceptable the prosthetic fitting on full arch implant rehabilitations.