West China Journal of Stomatology ›› 2021, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 306-312.doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2021.03.010

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Clinical performance of intraoral digital impression for fixed prosthodontics: a Meta-analysis

Chen Ling1(), Chen Cheng2, Li Zhiyong2, Zhang Qi2()   

  1. 1.Binjiang Dental Clinic of Hangzhou Sunshine Medical Management Co. , Ltd, Hangzhou 310051, China
    2.The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310006, China
  • Received:2020-04-28 Revised:2021-03-05 Online:2021-06-01 Published:2021-05-26
  • Contact: Zhang Qi E-mail:bellchen@163.com;0617069@zju.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Plan(LY20H140003);Zhejiang Provincial Medical Health Science and Technology Plan(2018276733)

Abstract: Objective

To analyze the clinical performance of the intraoral digital impression (IDI) in the fixed prosthodontics.

Methods

Databases of Medline (Ovid), EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and CNKI were searched for randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the use of IDI in fixed prosthodontics until May 2020. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data, and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. A Meta-analysis was conducted when available.

Results

Eleven RCTs involving 618 patients were included in this study. A total of 2 and 3 studies had low and high risks of bias, respectively, and other included studies had a medium risk of bias. Results illustrated that the IDI group could shorten the impression-taken time [SMD=-5.63, 95%CI (-11.25, -0.01), P=0.05] and improve the accuracy of the marginal fit [SMD=-0.53, 95%CI (-0.84, -0.22), P=0.000 7] compared with the conventional impression group. However, no significant difference was observed in the internal fit.

Conclusion

Evidence indicated a good clinical performance of IDI for fixed prosthodontics. Notably, high-quality studies are expected to further support the conclusion.

Key words: intraoral digital impression, fixed prosthodontics, systematic review, Meta-analysis

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