21 April 2025 : Laboratory Research
Retention of 3-D-Printed, Milled, and Conventionally Fabricated Occlusal Splints
Khalil Ibrahim Assiri ABCDEFG 1, Nasser M. Alqahtani ACDEFG 2, Mohamed Khaled Addas ABCDEFG 2, Mohammad Zarbah ADFG 2, Ali Mosfer Alqahtani ADFG 1, Faisal Awad Aziz Alamri ADFG 3, Mudita Chaturvedi ADEF 4, Saurabh Chaturvedi ABCDEFG 2*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947342
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947342
Table 2 Comparison of mean retentive forces among the groups using one-way ANOVA.
| Groups | N | Mean | SD | F | df | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Occlusal Splint | 40 | 16.49 | 4.94 | 110 | 2 | 0.001* |
| Milled Occlusal Splint | 40 | 6.42 | 2.13 | |||
| 3D Occlusal Splint | 40 | 4.42 | 1.53 | |||
| * Statistically significant at 5% level. | ||||||