A New Trial Applied General-Purpose Color Image Scanner for Analyzing Occlusal Contact

In this study, a new analyzing system for occlusal contacts using silicone materials, which applied general-purpose color image scanner, was developed, and the accuracy of this system was analyzed. This occlusal analyzing system made reading the bite registration simple. The results of the measurements concerning the relationship of transmitted light level and silicone materials according to different thicknesses showed that using this scanner could distinguish thicknesses of silicone material that were 40um or less. Image analyzing time took approximately 30 sec after the scanning of a sample. The results of the measurements between the relationship of transmitted light levels at different heights from the measuring surface and silicone thickness showed that distances less than 1.3 mm from the measured region could not be distinguished. However, it was noted that these conditions rarely exist in clinical practice. Based on the results, is was concluded that this analyzing system could be used in general clinical practice.