Research Article

Trueness and Precision of Three-Dimensional Digitizing Intraoral Devices

Table 3

Results of mean and 95% confidence interval for the mean of all implants and interarch distances.

Parameters (mm)nAtosTrios 3Trios 3 MonoItero elements
95% confidence interval for mean95% confidence interval for mean95% confidence interval for mean95% confidence interval for mean
MeanLower boundUpper boundMeanLower boundUpper boundMeanLower boundUpper boundMeanLower boundUpper bound

Implant 1 X3047.01647.01347.02047.06047.01047.11147.00946.97247.04647.05547.01747.093
Implant 1 Y3019.87019.86919.87219.95319.92619.98019.89119.88219.89919.84019.82619.854
Implant 1 Z304.3614.3604.3624.4244.4074.4424.3564.3474.3654.3864.3714.401

Implant 2 X3037.59737.59037.60437.65237.60437.69937.58337.54837.61937.62937.59837.660
Implant 2 Y3031.03031.02831.03231.12931.09331.16431.05231.04231.06330.99330.97731.009
Implant 2 Z306.1476.1466.1486.2236.2106.2366.1446.1356.1536.1626.1526.173

Implant 3 X3020.61820.61320.62320.57120.52120.62120.63320.59720.66920.65020.62020.681
Implant 3 Y3035.66735.66235.67235.78835.75235.82435.64935.63735.66135.64935.63435.664
Implant 3 Z309.0879.0859.0909.1319.1199.1439.1159.1089.1229.1069.0979.116

Implant 4 X3011.91111.90611.91711.88311.83511.93111.92711.89611.95711.94011.91211.968
Implant 4 Y3030.75130.74330.75830.82030.79130.84930.72730.71630.73830.74730.73430.759
Implant 4 Z306.9036.9006.9076.9346.9166.9526.9586.9486.9686.9186.9036.932

Implant 5 X303.6333.6273.6403.6173.5803.6543.6823.6603.7043.6453.6253.665
Implant 5 Y3018.10618.10118.11218.13318.11818.14718.09018.08018.09918.10318.09318.113
Implant 5 Z305.5355.5285.5425.5675.5445.5905.5965.5855.6065.5585.5455.570

D1_D23053.68753.68553.68853.69253.61553.76953.65553.61453.69753.72953.68253.775
D1_D33050.92350.91950.92850.99050.97551.00950.90850.88850.92750.91550.90550.926
D2_D33047.60847.59947.61847.62447.60147.64747.65547.64747.66347.57847.56347.592

mm = millimeter; n = number; D1_D2 = distance from sphere 1 to sphere 2; D1_D3 = distance from sphere 1 to sphere 3; D2_D3 = distance from sphere 2 to sphere 3.