Investigating the accuracy of data obtained with two types of intraoral scanners

The new technologies incorporate every sphere of life, change the daily work of the orthodontist, providing an easier way to maintain and store detailed medical documentation.The way of performing biometric analysis is contemporary and digitalized and the virtual treatment outcomes tool make possible to visualize and predict clinical results at the end of treatment.Materials and methods: The upper jaws of 130 patients were clinically scanned with two models of intraoral scanners Planmeca-Emerald and Medit i700.Biometric measurements between reference tooth points were made on the 260 virtual models created from the scan.The measurements were made using the orthodontic panel Planmeca Romexis 3D Ortho studio and Medit Design app 2.1.4,Measurement Mode.Aim: The study aim to verify whether there is a clinically significant difference in measuring biometric parameters on digital models created and processed with different software.Results and discussion: The results obtained show a statistically significant difference between the values measured in mm: Emerald -44.87mm and Medit i 700 -44.77mm.Conclusion: The size of the average deviation of 0.1mm from a mathematical point of view has its statistical significance, but from a clinical point of view this is an absolutely negligible value with no real clinical significance.