04 November 2023>: Clinical Research
Comparative Evaluation of Dimensional and Occlusal Accuracy of Non-Working Antagonist Casts: A Study on Different Impression Materials and 3D Printing
Bandar M.A. Al-Makramani 1ABCEF* , Mohammed E. Sayed 1ABCEG , Fuad A. Al-Sanabani 1ABDEF , Khurshid Ahmed Mattoo 1ABCEF , Nasser M. Alqahtani 2ACDEG , Saeed M. Alqahtani 2ACDEG , Hossam F. Jokhadar 3ACDEG , Saad Saleh AlResayes 4ACDEF , Mohammad Alamri 5ADEFG , Mohammed H. AlWadei 5CDEFG , Khalid Motlaq 56CDEF , Faisal Hasan Alshehri 5CDEFG , Ahid Amer Alshahrani 7CDEF , Rami Eshaq 8BCDEFDOI: 10.12659/MSM.941654
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941654
Table 5 Comparative differences of mean errors for various measurements among studied groups in relation to the reference master model.
Parameter (Dimensions) | Material | n | Mean±SD | F Statistics (df) | P value# |
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Anterior vertical | AL(C) | 10 | 0.22±0.12 | 3.92(3,36) | 0.016* |
AL(E) | 10 | 0.14±0.12 | |||
AL(F) | 10 | 0.13±0.09 | |||
3D-C | 10 | 0.38±0.33 | |||
Posterior vertical | AL(C) | 10 | 0.38±0.25 | 5.64(3,36) | 0.003** |
AL(E) | 10 | 0.23±0.12 | |||
AL(F) | 10 | 0.22±0.20 | |||
3D-C | 10 | 0.56±0.26 | |||
Anterior-posterior | AL(C) | 10 | 0.36±0.22 | 0.93(3,36) | 0.438 (NS) |
AL(E) | 10 | 0.22±0.11 | |||
AL(F) | 10 | 0.26±0.23 | |||
3D-C | 10 | 0.29±0.20 | |||
AL(C) – conventional alginate; AL(E) – extended pour alginate; AL(F) – alginate free; 3D-C – three-dimensional printed cast; df – degree of freedom; CI – confidence interval. # One-Way ANOVA tests. Levels of significance: NS (not-significant)=P≥0.05; * Significant=P≤0.05; ** Very significant=P≤0.01; *** Highly significant=P≤0.001. |