Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the factors affecting the trueness of finish lines of full crown preparations in digital impressions.Methods: A full crown preparation of the right maxillary molar was prepared on the standard resin dentition model, the trueness of the finish lines, the full crown preparation in the whole dentition and the isolated full crown preparation were measured respectively. Detection of scanning trueness of the finish lines of the full crown preparation in the whole dentition: (1) Using Imetric scanner to scan the full crown preparation, obtaining STL (Stereo lithographic) format data as the reference true value; (2) Using CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner to scan the full crown preparation, obtaining all the STL format data, import Geomagic Studio 2013 software, extraction of images and data of the complete finish lines or local finish lines (mesial, distal, buccal, lingual) of the full crown preparation, then using the data to 3D Compare Analysis with the reference true value, outputting RMS (root mean square) values which could evaluate the scanning trueness, the lower RMS value was, the lower the trueness was. The detection of scanning trueness of the finish lines of the isolated full crown preparation: (1) the anterior and posterior adjacent teeth of the preparation were removed to establish the model of the isolated full crown preparation; (2) CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner were used to scan the isolated preparations, and each group was repeated 6 times. Data collection and analysis were the same as the first part, that is, detection of scanning trueness of finish lines of the full crown preparation in the whole dentition.Results: In the whole dentition, (1) the RMS value [(44±7) μm] of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner scanning complete finish lines was greater than that of 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner [(35±6) μm](P<0.05). (2) the RMS values of the mesial [(45±9) μm], buccal [(38±3) μm] and lingual [(40±3) μm] finish lines in CEREC Omnicam oral scanner scanning were all lower than that in distal [(63±7) μm](P<0.05), and the RMS values in mesial were higher than that in buccal and lingual (P>0.05). The RMS values of 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner scanning mesial and distal finish lines were significantly higher than those of the buccal and lingual side (P>0.05), in which:(45±8) μm in mesial, (50±10) μm in the distal, (33±8) μm in the buccal and (33±6) μm in the lingual side. The RMS value of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner scanning distal finish line was greater than that of 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner (P<0.05). Without adjacent teeth, (1) the RMS values of the complete finish lines of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3 Shape TRIOS oral scanner were significantly reduced (P<0.05), including CEREC Omnicam oral scanner (34±3) μm and 3 Shape TRIOS oral scanner (26±4) μm; (2) the RMS values of the buccal and lingual finish lines of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner showed no significant changes (P>0.05), among which, CEREC Omnicam oral scanner buccal (44±7) μm, lingual (43±3) μm, 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner buccal (29±5) μm, lingual (40±7) μm. The RMS values of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner were significantly reduced and there was no significant difference between them (P>0.05). CEREC Omnicam oral scanner (32±8) μm and 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner (32±6) μm. The RMS values of the distal finish lines of CEREC Omnicam oral scanner and 3 Shape TRIOS oral scanner also decreased significantly (P<0.05), and CEREC Omnicam oral scanner (38±3) μm decreased more significantly, similar to 3Shape TRIOS oral scanner (36±1) μm, P>0.05.Conclusion: When adjacent teeth exist in the full crown preparation, the mesial and distal parts of the finish line will be blocked by adjacent teeth, which will affect the trueness of the local finish line, and ultimately reduce the trueness of the complete finish line.

Key words: Intraoral scanners, Trueness, Preparation, Finish line