Online ISSN: 2515-8260

A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE ACCURACY OF DENTAL MODELS PRINTED USING TWO DIFFERENT TYPES OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES USING A DIGITAL INSPECTION SOFTWARE- An In vitro study

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Dr Rahul Ravi , Dr Gaurang Mistry , Dr Omkar Shetty , Dr Kunal Mehta, Dr Sheetal Parab

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3D printing or additive manufacturing has been spreading and advancing rapidly over the past few years. The implications of 3D printing are vast and the technology has the potential to revolutionize and disrupt the world of dentistry, with an ever-increasing application in the field. This study has been conducted to compare the accuracy of dental models 3D printed using two different technologies, namely SLA and DLP 3D printers. Materials and method: A mandibular typodont model was scanned using a professional structured-light desktop scanner to produce a reference 3D model. The STL files of the scanned reference model obtained were exported to both scanners. 3 models were obtained from each scanner and grouped into Group I and Group II. The printed models were then scanned using the desktop scanner to obtain STL files. These STL files were loaded into the 3D evaluation software and individually compared to the reference scan and evaluated in terms of trueness and precision. Results: No significant statistical differences were found in terms of accuracy and precision between Group I and Group II

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