The authors thank the dental technician Nicola Lanfranconi for producing the master reference model and the Alicona Company for their ongoing support with improving the scan software.

1. Specimen Preparation/Base
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	<li>Apply a flat base around the specimen. Place the specimen on the scanning table. Orientate the occlusal surface to the horizontal plane (Figure 1).</li>
</ol>
2. Software Analysis
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	<li>Start the program and then the Laboratory Measurement Module (Figure 2)</li>
	<li>Position the specimen at the center of the scanning table.</li>
	<li>Choose the correct magnification lens. For large objects, like full arch scans, use ...

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The authors declare that they have no competing financial interests or other conflicts of interest.

Accuracy is a basic demand in dental medicine. The reference scanner is capable of scanning small and large objects with high trueness and precision. With the optimal scanning method, even individual morphological detailed dental surfaces can be scanned with a high resolution and repeatability. With the different magnification levels of the scanner, macro and micro morphological structures can be acquired. It is possible to scan a variety of model materials.
The evaluation of the reference sca...

Accuracy is a major interest in many fields in dental medicine. Replacing dental hard tissue needs an exact fitting prosthesis to ensure proper function and prevent further destroying the remaining tooth structure1,2. Fixed partial dentures and total prosthesis are especially critical for exact fitting at supporting structures like prepared teeth or implants3. This is why a highly accurate reproduction is needed, especially in the field of dental impressions and dental laboratory workflow. However, other fields of dental treatment also benefit from a true and precise metrical outcome, to verify treatment success and evaluate new treatment strategies, e.g.&#160;soft and hard tissue augmentation, erosion and abrasion monitoring, periodontal treatments, and orthodontic treatments4,5. In many of these fields, current validation procedures are linear distance measurements with calipers or microscopes6,7. These methods are limited to only few measuring points and limited information of three-dimensional (3D) changes of the testing area. Newer measuring methods include the optical or radiographic capturing of the entire surface of the test object8,9. Here, the entire surface or volume is measured and displayed as a 3D object on the computer screen. Linear measurements are possible, as well as superimpositions of models from different scan times. With this superimposition, an evaluation of the surface changes at every scan point is possible. This enables the possibility of monitoring a specific area or displaying deformations in all three coordinate axes. Also, volumetric changes can be measured10. The limiting point with these new methods is the accuracy of the scanner, used to capture the test object. None of the changes within the accuracy of the reference scanner can be divided into changes of the test object or scan errors. Scan accuracy is often a value given by the manufacturer derived from scanning small, calibrated objects11. This minimal scan error is different when scanning large objects like a dental arch. Accuracy consists of trueness and precision. Trueness is the deviation of the scanned object from its real geometry. Precision is the deviation between repeated scans (ISO 5725-1). In this study, a new optical reference scanner, based on the focus variation scanning technique, was introduced to scan specimens from single tooth up to full arch models with highest accuracy. This reference scanner was used as a base for several studies, comparing dental impression accuracy from conventional and digital techniques12&#8211;14 and for actual projects concerning dental occlusion and abrasion of dental materials. The aim of this study was to provide basic information of the accuracy of the reference scanner and some possibilities to use this device in the field of dental research.

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			<td>Reference model</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td>individual non-precious metal model, derived from a patient impression</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Araldit repair</td>
			<td>Huntsmen Advanced Material, Basel, Switzerland</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>used for making the base of the reference model</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CamBase</td>
			<td>Dentona, Dortmund, Germany</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Type IV dental ston for pouring conventional impressions</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Identium</td>
			<td>Kettenbach, Eschenburg, Germany</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Vinylsiloxanether impression material for conventional impression</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>inEOS model holder</td>
			<td>Sirona Dental Systems, Bensheim, Germany</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>used for fixing stone models at the reference scanner</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Accutrans</td>
			<td>Coltene Whaledent, Altst&#228;tten, Switzerland</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>used for making the base of thestone models</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>President putty</td>
			<td>Coltene Whaledent, Altst&#228;tten, Switzerland</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>mix with accutrans for betterstability of the base</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Alicona Infinite Focus</td>
			<td>Alicona Imaging, Graz, Austria</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>Reference scanner&#160;</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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accuracy in dental medicine, a new way to measure trueness and precision

Reference scanners are used in dental medicine to verify a lot of procedures. The main interest is to verify impression methods as they serve as a base for dental restorations. The current limitation of many reference scanners is the lack of accuracy scanning large objects like full dental arches, or the limited possibility to assess detailed tooth surfaces. A new reference scanner, based on focus variation scanning technique, was evaluated with regards to highest local and general accuracy. A specific scanning protocol was tested to scan original tooth surface from dental impressions. Also, different model materials were verified. The results showed a high scanning accuracy of the reference scanner with a mean deviation of 5.3 &#177; 1.1 &#181;m for trueness and 1.6 &#177; 0.6 &#181;m for precision in case of full arch scans. Current dental impression methods showed much higher deviations (trueness: 20.4 &#177; 2.2 &#181;m, precision: 12.5 &#177; 2.5 &#181;m) than the internal scanning accuracy of the reference scanner. Smaller objects like single tooth surface can be scanned with an even higher accuracy, enabling the system to assess erosive and abrasive tooth surface loss. The reference scanner can be used to measure differences for a lot of dental research fields. The different magnification levels combined with a high local and general accuracy can be used to assess changes of single teeth or restorations up to full arch changes.

Figure 16A shows the scan of a gypsum specimen. To verify optimal scan parameters, control the repeatability for the material. A section of the specimen is scanned with different contrast and brightness settings and the repeatability is checked after each scan to find the optimal scan settings. Metal surfaces show the best results with a contrast lower 1.0 and gypsum or resin materials with a higher contrast. Figure 16B shows the repeatability without optimal scanning parameters after th...

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Accuracy is a major demand in dental medicine. To verify accuracy, reference scanners are needed. This article presents a new reference scanner with an adjusted scanning method to acquire a broad variety of dental morphologies with high trueness and precision.

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