DIGITAL ASSESSMENT OF DENTAL OCCLUSION

Abstract

Aims of the study The purpose of this study was to evaluate the agreement of the Medit i700 scanner in determining the number and position of occlusal contacts, comparing its results with those obtained by 100 μm articulating paper. Materials and methods The present study was conducted on a total of 10 patients aged between 20 and 25 years old. Occlusal contact areas were determined in maximum intercuspation position using both 100 μm articulating paper (Bausch Progress 100) and the Medit i700 scanner software (MEDIT). The contact areas were photographed using Nikon D7200 DSLR with AF-S MICRO 105 mm 1:28 G ED lens and overlapped using Adobe Photoshop (Adobe Photoshop®) and the number of contacts whose position coincided with those of the articulating paper was determined. Results The results have shown statistically significant differences (p<0.05) between the number of contacts identified using articulating paper and those determined by the software of the Medit i700 intraoral scanner, especially in the posterior area. Conclusions Within the study’s constraints, when determining occlusal contact points in maximum intercuspation position, the utilization of articulating paper exhibits higher numbers of contacts points over employing the Medit i700 intraoral scanner in posterior areas, and similar in anterior ones.

Keywords

• dental occlusion
• medit i700 intraoral scanner
• articulating paper
• maximum intercuspation