Can Dental Office Lighting Intensity Conditions Influence the Accuracy of Intraoral Scanning?

Table 1

Description of data organization, light intensity, and evaluated conditions.

Group #	Lux	Simulated conditions	Scan #
Group 1–N.C.	400	Neon ambient light on a cloudy day	N.C.1
			N.C.2
			N.C.3
			N.C.4
			N.C.5
Group 2–L.N.	1 000	Neon ambient light on a sunny day	L.N.1
			L.N.2
			L.N.3
			L.N.4
			L.N.5
Group 3–U.J.	3 300	Chair light at half intensity	U.J.1
			U.J.2
			U.J.3
			U.J.4
			U.J.5
Group 4–U.J.N.	3 800	Chair light at half intensity and neon ambient light	U.J.N.1
			U.J.N.2
			U.J.N.3
			U.J.N.4
			U.J.N.5
Group 5–U.F.	10 000	Chair light at full intensity	U.F.1
			U.F.2
			U.F.3
			U.F.4
			U.F.5
Group 6–U.F.N.	11 000	Chair light at full intensity and neon ambient light	U.F.N.1
			U.F.N.2
			U.F.N.3
			U.F.N.4
			U.F.N.5