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 3 Pairwise comparisons of retentive forces by Tukey’s post hoc test.
| Conventional Occlusal Splint | Milled Occlusal Splint | 3D Occlusal Splint | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional Occlusal Splint | Mean difference | – | 10.1 | 12.07 |
| value | – | 0.001* | 0.001* | |
| Milled Occlusal Splint | Mean difference | – | – | 2 |
| value | – | – | 0.018* | |
| 3D Occlusal Splint | Mean difference | – | – | – |
| value | – | – | – | |
| * Statistically significant at 5% level. | ||||