Determining position and orientation of a dental implant

A method for determining a position and an orientation of a dental implant comprises scanning a surface of a scan body connected to the implant wherein a plurality of data points is determined which correspond to positions of points that are located on the surface of the scan body. The method further comprises reconstructing at least three planes based on the data points, reconstructing intersection information of the reconstructed planes, where the intersection information comprises the reconstruction of straight intersection lines and of intersection points, and determining the position and the orientation of the implant based on the reconstructed intersection information.