[Quantitative evaluation for the accuracy of dental model three-dimensional scanner].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To establish a method to evaluate dental model three-dimensional scanner quantitatively, and to evaluate the accuracy which is a core indicator of 3Shape D700 scanner. METHODS: A standard geometric model similar to the dental arch was designed by three-dimensional reverse software and processed by high precision CNC (computer numerical control) processing technology. Core indicators of dental model three-dimensional scanner including single scanning accuracy, space consistency and rescan accuracy were evaluated. RESULTS: The result of single scanning accuracy of 3Shape D700 scanner was (15.00±10.84) µm, and there was no statistics difference between the accuracy given by manufacturer's instructions which is 20 µm (P=0.053), and same as the results of space consistency (compare the accuracy in vertical direction and horizontal direction, P=0.524) and rescan accuracy (compare the rescan accuracy in vertical direction, P=0.633, and in horizontal direction P=0.221). CONCLUSION: It is feasible to evaluate accuracy of dental model three-dimensional scanner by this method, which can avoid observer error caused by selecting points manually.