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