22 February 2025 : Laboratory Research
Linear Dimensional Accuracy in Maxillomandibular Records: A Comparative Study of Scannable and Transparent Materials
Mohammed E. Sayed
ABEFG 1, Bandar M.A. Al-Makramani ABEFG 1*, Praveen Gangadharappa ABEFG 1, Mohammed M. Al Moaleem BCDEF 1, Loay E. Najmi BCDEF 2, Faisal A.A. Daghreeri BCDEF 2, Rayan A. Nahari BCDEF 2, Mohammad Alamri CDEFG 3, Nisreen Nabiel Hassan CDEFG 4, Mai Almarzouki CDEFG 5, Saad Saleh AlResayes CDEFG 6, Ahid Amer Alshahrani CDEFG 7, Saeed M. Alqahtani CDEFG 8, Khurshid Mattoo ACDEF 1
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947265
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947265
Table 1 List of materials, manufacturers. and specifications used in the study.
| Duo | Material | Manufacturer | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Occlufast Rock | Zhermak, Badia Polesine, Italy | Lot no.: 419353 (Conventional BRM)WT=30 s, ST=60 s, H=95, DR=20 μm, DS=7D |
| Computer-assisted diagnosis (CAD) scannable BRM (code Cad) | Occlufast CAD | Zhermak, Badia Polesine, Italy | Lot no.: 404891; CAD BRM (scannable)WT=30 s, ST=60 s, H=95, DR=20 μm, DS=7D |
| Virtual CAD Bite | Virtual CAD Bite, Ivoclar Vivadent, Amherst, NY, USA | Lot no.: ZL09W7CAD BRM (no contrast medium while scanning)Silicon dioxide (40–50%), Vinylpolysiloxane (20–30%), Methylhydrogensiloxane (5–10%), Organoplatinic complex (0.01–0.05%), Pigment (10–20%), Food dyes/aroma (0.1–0.5%)WT=30 s, ST=45 s, H=85, DS=1.5% linear change, DR=2 μm | |
| Flexitime Bite | Kulzer, South Bend, IN, USA | Lot no.: K010133 (CAD BRM)WT=30 s, ST=60 s, H=90, DS=1.5% linear change, DR=2 μm | |
| Clear Bite transparent (Code Cl) | Maxill Bite | Maxill, Cortland, OH, USA | Lot no.: 85500522 (Clear BRM)WT=30 s, ST=75 s |
| Charmflex Bite | Nongshim-ro, Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. | Lot no.: 58123003 (Clear BRM)WT=30 s, ST=60 s, ER=99.9%, H=90Dispenser D2 (50-mL cartridge) | |
| Defend ClearBite | Defend, Wendt Street Algonquin, IL, USA | Lot no.: 85500123 [Clear BRM (regular set)]Polydimethylsiloxane vinyl terminated (20–40%), Dimethylsiloxane copolymer (1–10%), Quartz silica (30–50%), Polysiloxane (<5%)WT=60 s, ST=60 s, H=60–65,Mousse-like and Thixotropic, VPSVisibility for voids or bubbles | |
| Disinfectant | MD 520 | Durr Dental, Kornwestheim, Germany, Lot no.: 2214103 | Combination of aldehydes, quaternary ammonium cations, special surfactants, and excipients in aqueous solution. 100 g MD 520 contain 0.5 g glutaraldehyde, 0.25 g alkyl benzyl dimethyl ammonium chloride.Disinfection time=10 M; pH: 4.3±0.5 |
| BRM – bite registration material; WT – working time; ST – setting time; ER – elastic recovery; H (shoreA) – hardness; DR – detail reproduction; DS – dimensional stability; D – days; VPS – vinyl polysiloxane; M – minutes; CAD – computer-aided diagnosis (scannable BRM); Clear BRM – transparent material that shows voids and defects. | |||