Micro-computed tomography assessment of regional and overall accuracy of thermoformed retainers and intraoral scanners
Both intraoral scanners demonstrated comparable accuracy. However, Zendura retainers exhibited greater inaccuracies than Essix. Regional analysis showed higher deviations in the molar and lingual regions for scanners and the molar regions for retainers. Importantly, these discrepancies were low and clinically insignificant.
Authors
- Mina Atef Zakhary
- Sarah Abu Arqub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-4037)
- Santiago F. Cobos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7239-3240)
- Keli Zhong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6391-4104)
- Flávio Uribe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6196-7707)
- Chia‐Ling Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4452-2380)
- M. Cervera Montes
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Augusta University (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajodo.2025.07.014
- Primary Topic
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00