Veersing Effect - How Intra-Oral Scanners Introduce Errors in Edentulous Jaws and Flat Planes

Dentate cases can introduce errors in your models due to refraction, reflection, and light transmission right through enamel. The asymmetric tooth morphologies can help your scanner stay on track.

Flat/edentulous plane/ridges introduce a whole other set up challenges. The main one being the Veersing Effect where scanners incorrectly plot data where it doesn’t belong. This is reproduceable with VERY scanner on the market, which is a clear indication that the scanner is not the culprit but the object we are scanning is.