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Intraoral scanning accuracy is a multifactorial phenomenon primarily influenced by scanner type, scanning strategy, and clinical conditions, requiring individualized adaptation of the scanning procedure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To critically analyze the factors influencing intraoral scanner accuracy and evaluate their clinical significance across digital dental procedures.

August 22, 2026DiagnosticsOpen Access

Optimizing Digital Impressions: A Review of Factors Affecting Intraoral Scanner Accuracy

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To critically analyze the factors influencing intraoral scanner accuracy and evaluate their clinical significance across digital dental procedures.
Conducted a narrative literature review via structured searches in PubMed and ScienceDirect databases for publications between 2016 and 2026.
Identified and reviewed twenty eligible publications assessing scanner type, scanning strategy, operator experience, restorative materials, and clinical environments.
Scanner hardware type and scanning strategy most consistently determined scan quality, though protocol effectiveness varied by specific scanner system.
Operator experience had an inconclusive and reduced impact on accuracy when using modern scanners with advanced image reconstruction algorithms.
Clinical and environmental variables—including ambient lighting, dental arch morphology, subgingival margins, and material optical properties—substantially affected accuracy, while moisture acted as a potential clinical confounder.

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Literature review identifies key factors influencing digital impression accuracy, indicating scanning protocols must be tailored to specific scanner hardware and clinical environments.

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Czerepak et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895f74ca7ade938187e174 https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics16162625

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Literature review identifies key factors influencing digital impression accuracy, indicating scanning protocols must be tailored to specific scanner hardware and clinical environments.

Optimizing Digital Impressions: A Review of Factors Affecting Intraoral Scanner Accuracy

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Optimizing Digital Impressions: A Review of Factors Affecting Intraoral Scanner Accuracy

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