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04 November 2023 : Laboratory 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 ORCID logo1ABCEF*, Mohammed E. Sayed ORCID logo1ABCEG, Fuad A. Al-Sanabani ORCID logo1ABDEF, Khurshid Ahmed Mattoo ORCID logo1ABCEF, Nasser M. Alqahtani ORCID logo2ACDEG, Saeed M. Alqahtani ORCID logo2ACDEG, Hossam F. Jokhadar ORCID logo3ACDEG, Saad Saleh AlResayes ORCID logo4ACDEF, Mohammad Alamri ORCID logo5ADEFG, Mohammed H. AlWadei ORCID logo5CDEFG, Khalid Motlaq67CDEF, Faisal Hasan Alshehri ORCID logo5CDEFG, Ahid Amer Alshahrani ORCID logo8CDEF, Rami Eshaq ORCID logo9BCDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.941654

Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e941654

Table 6 Multiple pairwise comparisons of the accuracy of the articulated casts by the 3 impression materials and 3D printed system using Tukey’s HSD test.

Pairwise comparisonMean (SD)Mean differenceP value#
Anterior verticalAL(C)0.22 (0.12)0.080.181
AL(E)0.14 (0.12)
AL(C)0.22 (0.12)0.090.693
AL(F)0.13 (0.09)
AL(C)0.22 (0.12)−0.160.157
3DC0.38 (0.33)
AL(E)0.14 (0.12)−0.010.765
AL(F)0.13 (0.09)
AL(E)0.14 (0.12)−0.240.001**
3DC0.38 (0.33)
AL(F)0.13 (0.09)−.250.013*
3DC0.38 (0.33)
Posterior verticalAL(C)0.38 (0.25)0.150.152
AL(E)0.23 (0.12)
AL(C)0.38 (0.25)0.160.071
AL(F)0.22 (0.20)
AL(C)0.38 (0.25)−0.180.377
3DC0.56 (0.26)
AL(E)0.23 (0.12)0.010.983
AL(F)0.22 (0.20)
AL(E)0.23 (0.12)−0.330.003**
3DC0.56 (0.26)
AL(F)0.22 (0.20)−0.340.001**
3DC0.56 (0.26)
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.
# Tukey’s HSD Test. Levels of significance: NS (not-significant)=P≥0.05;
* Significant=P≤0.05;
** Very significant=P≤0.01;
*** Highly significant=P≤0.001.

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