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Intraoral scanners (IOS) have emerged as a promising alternative for neonatal maxillary data acquisition. This study evaluated the precision and trueness of five commonly used IOS using a standardized landmark-based methodology complemented by full-surface deviation analysis, applied to neonatal maxillary models with increasing morphological complexity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three neonatal plaster casts were digitized: An edentulous maxilla without cleft, a unilateral and a bilateral cleft maxilla. Ten pyramidal landmarks defining five transversal distances were constructed along the alveolar ridge. These resulting digital master models (DMM) were 3D-printed (Formlabs Form 2, 25\u00a0\u03bcm) and their dimensional fidelity independently verified by digital caliper (\u00b1\u20090.01\u00a0mm). Each printed model was scanned ten times by the same operator using Primescan, CS3600, Trios 3, iTero Element 2 and Medit i500. Linear trueness and precision were quantified in Rhinoceros 3D. Full-surface trueness was assessed in Geomagic Control 3D using a standardized alignment protocol. Statistical analysis was performed using the Kruskal\u2013Wallis test and Mann\u2013Whitney U post-hoc tests (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Trueness varied between IOS and depended on the combination of device and cleft morphology. Mean signed linear deviations were minimal in the non-cleft model (all scanners within \u00b1\u20090.03\u00a0mm) and reached\u2009\u2212\u20090.147\u00a0mm for Medit in the bilateral cleft model, where Primescan and Trios remained essentially unbiased in the non-cleft and bilateral cleft models. Between-scanner differences were significant in both cleft models (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Intra-scanner reliability, an aspect of precision, ranged from ICC 0.832 to 1.000. Full-surface trueness differed significantly between scanners in all three models (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Mean RMS deviations remained below 0.07\u00a0mm for four of the five devices in every model, whereas iTero reached 0.224\u00a0mm in the bilateral cleft model. Compared with the non-cleft model, in-tolerance percentages decreased in both cleft models, most markedly in posterior and undercut regions.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Under in-vitro conditions, all IOS digitized neonatal maxillary anatomy with high technical accuracy. Trueness and precision depended on the combination of device and cleft morphology rather than on morphological complexity alone, but all IOS captured the relevant morphological features. 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