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Fused Filament Fabrication FFF of Metal-Ceramic Components
Published on: January 11, 2019
Evaluation of marginal adaptation of Co-Cr-Mo metal crowns fabricated by traditional method and computer-aided
Hao-Sheng Chang1,2, Yao-Te Peng3, Wei-Lin Hung4
1Department of Stomatology, Kaohsiung Veteran General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Background/Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the marginal gaps of dental restorations manufactured using conventional loss wax and casting, computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and 3D printing methods.
Materials And Methods:
A zirconia master die model with an upper right first molar resin crown was prepared as a standardized model. A total of 30 resin master die models were duplicated from this standard model. Simultaneously, 10 Co-Cr-Mo metal crowns were individually obtained using the conventional loss wax and casting method (Group A), selective laser sintering (Group B), and CAD/CAM (Group C), respectively. The marginal gaps between the crowns fabricated conventional and digital methods with master die models were calculated using a 3D replica and mapping technique.
Results:
Statistical analyses revealed there were significant differences in the marginal gaps in the group A with group B and C (p < 0.05). The mean marginal gaps between dental crowns with die models were 76 ± 61 μm, 116 ± 92 μm, and 121 ± 98 μm for groups A, B, and C, respectively.
Conclusion:
Within the limitations of this study, the marginal gaps were clinical acceptable in conventional and digital techniques.
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