Investigation of the Accuracy of Four Intraoral Scanners in Mandibular Full-Arch Digital Implant Impression: A Comparative In Vitro Study

background: we compare the accuracy of new intraoral scanners (IOSs) in full-arch digital implant impressions. methods: a master model with six scan bodies was milled in poly(methyl methacrylate), measured by using a coordinate measuring machine, and scanned 15 times with four IOSs: primescan, medit i500, Vatech EZ scan, and iTero. the software was developed to identify the position points on each scan body. The 3D position and distance analysis were performed. Results: The average and ± standard deviation of the 3D position analysis was 29 μm ± 6 μm for PrimeScan, 39 μm ± 6 μm for iTero, 48 μm ± 18 μm for mediti500, and 118 μm ± 24 μm for Vatech EZ scan (p < 0.05). conclusions: all IOSs are able to make a digital complete implant impression in vitro according to the average misfit value reported in literature (150 μm); however, the 3D distance analysis showed that only the primescan and iTero presented negligible systematic error sources.