Title

Comparative analysis of digital versus conventional impression techniques for dental implant placement

Authors

Trapti Jaiswal¹, Saikiran Bahadur²*, Prabal Sharma³, Shivani Gupta⁴, Purnendu Bhushan⁵, Bhumika Sharma⁶ & Vinayak Meharwade⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Prosthodontics and Crown & Bridge, Index Institute of Dental Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India; ²Departments of Prosthodontics, Springfield Dental, Springfield, Massachussets, United State of America; ³Department of Prosthodontics crown & Bridge, Yamuna Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Gadholi, Yamunanagar, Haryana, India; ⁴Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, Sri Dharmasthala, Manjunatheswar College of Dental Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka, India; ⁵Department of Prsothodontics and Crown & Bridge, Kalinga Institute of Dental Science, KIIT Deemed to be University, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India ; ⁶Department of Prosthodontics crown & Bridge, Yamuna Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Gadholi, Yamunanagar, Haryana, India; ⁷Department of Periodontology, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Trapti Jaiswal - E-mail: drtraptijaiswal15@gmail.com
Saikiran Bahadur - E-mail: kiranmds@umich.edu
Prabal Sharma - E-mail: prabalsharma.3@gmail.com
Shivani Gupta - E-mail: shivani2231.g@gmail.com
Purnendu Bhushan - E-mail: drpbhusan@gmail.com
Bhumika Sharma - E-mail: bhumika.sardana@gmail.com
Vinayak Meharwade - E-mail: drmvinayak@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025

Abstract

Dental implant success is closely linked to the precision of the impression technique used. The purpose of this research was to compare digital vs. Conventional impression techniques for dental implants. A total of 100 patients were randomly assigned to either the digital group or the conventional group, with 50 individuals in each. Impression accuracy was assessed using deviation analysis, patient comfort was scored on a visual analog scale, and time efficiency was recorded in minutes. Digital impression techniques provide a clear advantage over conventional methods in terms of precision, patient experience, and clinical efficiency.

Keywords

Digital impressions; conventional impressions; implant; accuracy; time efficiency; intraoral scanning

Citation

Jaiswal et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 2140-2144 (2025)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.