Your Implant Position Data Looks "Accurate" — But Does It Repeat?
If It Can't Repeat, It Can't Be Trusted
Step on a bathroom scale a few times in a row.
Different readings every time? You wouldn't trust it.
Implant position data is no different. If a system can't reproduce the same implant positions twice, you're not measuring — you're guessing.
The Delay is the Danger
Research shows many full-arch complications take years to appear.*
A restoration can seem passive at delivery and still carry microscopic strain at the implant interface — strain the body may compensate for initially, but that can emerge years later as mechanical or biological failure.
If you're a full-arch professional, you need proof of repeatability now — not problems that show up later.
*Chrcanovic et al.; Thompson et al.; Wittcinski et al.
The "50-Microns is Good Enough" Trap
Many systems claim “accuracy within 50µm.” But that number only describes closeness to a reference under defined conditions. It does not describe real-world consistency.
The reality for a device claiming 50µm accuracy? Nearly one out of three cases will exceed 50 µm.
pre·ci·sion (noun)
Precision is repeatability
Precision = the ability of a system to produce the same measurement consistently.
ac·cu·ra·cy (noun)
Accuracy is always limited by precision
Accuracy = closeness to a reference under defined conditions
The Hidden Risk
Under standard Six Sigma statistical assumptions, if a system's accuracy is ~30 µm, outliers could approach as much as ~300 µm.
Six Sigma calculation: 6 × 50µm = 300µm
The Safe Zone
ICam was engineered to repeat at a precision of ~5 µm.
At that level, even rare statistical outliers remain under ~30 µm.
Six Sigmacalculation: 6 × 5µm = 30 µ
DOn't RELY on claims. verify yourself.
Accuracy Claims Must Survive Precision Testing
Trust data, not marketing. If a system claims 50 µm accuracy but repeats at 60 µm precision, the claim doesn't hold.
FITMETER BETA
Introducing FitMeter
A free verification tool for full-arch workflows.
FitMeter answers one simple question: Can your system reproduce the same implant positions twice ?
If it can't, it shouldn't be trusted for full-arch cases.
FitMeter Beta — Now Accepting Cases
As part of our mission to eliminate full-arch failures, we’re building the first independent database of implant-position repeatability — fueled by real double-scan cases from clinicians and labs, and shared openly with the profession.
Join the beta and verify your method for capturing implant position data.
FitMeter can analyze data for any existing system.
Now accepting 20 cases for analysis. See below for submission protocol.
How it Works
1
Scan the case for dataset 1 (DS1). Do not move anything after scanning DS1
2
Scan again for dataset 2 (DS2) without moving scanbodies
You'll receive a precision report showing X, Y, Z and angular fit, along with Full-Arch Fit™ and Six Sigma Tolerance. Ready to see your own data visualized?