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International Journal of Implant Dentistry
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From: Effect of assistive devices on the precision of digital impressions for implants placed in edentulous maxilla: an in vitro study

Fig. 2

Scanning path of intraoral scanners (IOSs) in each type of reference model. a Scanning path in Type 0, 1 b Scanning path in Type 2. a Scanning with IOS started from the bucco-occlusal surface of the scan body of #15. The bucco-occlusal surfaces were continuously scanned until the scan body of #25. b Posterior to the scan body of #25, the scanner was turned from the buccal side to the palatal side. c From the scan body of #25, the palatal and occlusal surfaces were scanned continuously until scan body #15. d Posterior to the scan body of #15, the scanner was turned from the palatal to the buccal side. e The branches of the assisting device on the palate were scanned continuously. f A rescan was performed to complement the missing dataset of the first scan

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