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. 2020 Jan 27;20(1):27–37. doi: 10.4103/jips.jips_327_19

Table 3.

Details of intraoral scanner systems included in studies

Scanners Manufacturing company Scanning principle Scanning surface treatment with powder application
Cerec Bluecam Sirona, Bensheim, Germany Image acquisition after visible blue light emission Yes
Working principle - triangulation of light
Cerec Omnicam Sirona, Bensheim, Germany Continuous imaging, data acquisition generate 3D model -
Working principle - triangulation of light
Cadent iTero Cadent Inc., Carstadt, New Jersey, United State Image after laser emission (light source- red laser) -
Working principle-confocal microscopy principles
Lava COS 3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany Scanning method - 3D in-motion technology Yes
Working principle-active wavefront sampling
Lava True Definition 3M ESPE, Seefeld, Germany 3D in-motion video imaging technology Yes
TRIOS 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark Ultrafast imaging -
Working principle-confocal
Microscopy principles
TRIOS Color 3Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark Ultrafast imaging -
Working principle-confocal
Microscopy principles
Natural colored imaging
E4D D4D Technologies, LLC, Richardson, Texas, United State High speed image acquisition after red light emission -
Working principle-Optical coherent tomography and confocal microscopy
Planscan Planmeca, Richardson, Texas, United State Highspeed image acquisition after blue laser emission Working principle-confocal microscopy principles -
Carestream 3500 Carestream Dental, Atlanta, Georgia, United State Single image acquisition with the aid of light guidance Working principle- optical triangulation -
Carestream 3600 Carestream Dental, Atlanta, Georgia, United State Active speed 3D video -
Zfx intrascan Zfx GmbH, Dachau, Germany Working principle-confocal microscopy principles -

3D: Three-dimensional