Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Perspectives on Digital Dentistry, Esra Kul, Editör, Turkiye Klinikleri, İstanbul, ss.155-167, 2025
Rapid advancements in digital dentistry have revolutionized clinical workflows, with intraoral scan ning systems emerging as a transformative technology. These devices provide accurate, efficient, and patientfriendly alternatives to traditional impression techniques. Intraoral scanners (IOS) utilize ad vanced optical technologies, such as triangulation, confocal imaging, and structured light scanning, to generate highresolution threedimensional (3D) digital impressions of the oral cavity. Their appli cations span various dental disciplines, including restorative dentistry, prosthodontics, orthodontics, implantology, and maxillofacial prosthetics. IOS enhance treatment precision by improving marginal fit and occlusal accuracy, while enabling seamless integration with computeraided design/comput eraided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) systems for sameday restorations. This chapter explores the evolution, technological advancements, clinical applications, and limitations of IOS, with a focus on five leading systems: iTero Element 5D Plus, TRIOS 5 (3Shape), Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics (CEREC) Primescan, Medit i700 Wireless, and Planmeca Emerald S. While these scanners offer unparalleled efficiency, improved workflow integration, and enhanced patient comfort, challenges such as high initial costs, a learning curve, and accuracy limitations in complex cases per sist. Future developments, including artificial intelligence integration and enhanced interoperability, are expected to further optimize the performance and usability of IOS, solidifying their role in modern dental practice.