Table 1.
The digital scanners used in this study.
| Name | Manufacturer | Technology | STL Export | PLY/OBJ Colour Export |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omnicam 4.6 | Dentsply Sirona, York, PA, USA |
Structured light—Optical triangulation and confocal microscopy |
YES | NO |
| Omnicam 5.1 | Dentsply Sirona, York, PA, USA |
Structured light—Optical triangulation and confocal microscopy |
YES | NO |
| Primescan | Dentsply Sirona, York, PA, USA |
Structured light—Confocal microscopy with Smart Pixel sensor. |
YES | NO |
| CS3600 | Carestream Dental, Atlanta, GA, USA |
Structured LED light—Active Speed 3D Video™ |
YES | YES |
| Trios 3 | 3-Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Structured light—Confocal microscopy and Ultrafast Optical Scanning™ |
YES | YES |
| Trios 4 | 3-Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Structured light—Confocal microscopy and Ultrafast Optical Scanning™ |
YES | YES |
| Runyes | Ningbo Runyes Medical Instrument Co., Shenzhen, China | Structured light—Active Speed 3D Video™ |
YES | YES |
| Launca DL206 | Guangdong Launca Medical Device Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan, China | Structured light—Active Speed 3D Video™ |
YES | YES |
| I500 | Medit, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea | Structured light—Active Speed 3D Video™ |
YES | YES |
| Einscan SE | Shining 3D, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | Optical Blue Structured Light | YES | NO |
| UP3D 300E | Shenzhen UP3D Tech Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China | Optical Blue Structured Light | YES | NO |
| E2 | 3-Shape, Copenhagen, Denmark |
Optical Blue Structured Light | YES | NO |
| Ineos X5 | Dentsply Sirona, York, PA, USA |
Optical Blue Structured Light | YES | NO |