Caio César Dias Resende, Guilherme Faria Moura, Fabio Antonio Piola Rizzante, Luiz Henrique Gonzaga, Alessandro Lourenço Januario, Gustavo Mendonça, Flávio Domingues das Neves, Karla Zancopé
PURPOSE: To evaluate and compare the accuracy of conventional and 3D-printed casts using five different 3D printers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In the control group (CG group, n = 5), five conventional impressions using light- and heavy-body polyvinyl siloxane were obtained from the master model, resulting in five stone models. In the test groups, five different scans were performed by a well-trained and experienced clinician using a TRIOS intraoral scanner. All data were exported in STL file format, processed, and sent to five 3D printers...
February 21, 2024: International Journal of Prosthodontics