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Effect of dental implant angulation on the dimensional accuracy of master casts
Negar Barjini1, Sahar Sayahpour2, Maryam Jafari3
1Department of Prosthodontics, Dental Caries Prevention Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Background:
Making accurate impressions of dental implants and transferring their three-dimensional (3D) position to master casts is critical for the passive fit of prosthetic frameworks.
Objectives:
This study aimed to assess the effect of dental implant angulation on the dimensional accuracy of master casts.
Material And Methods:
An acrylic model with 2 external hexagonal implants was used in this in vitro experimental study. The impressions of the model were made in 42 positions, with different angulation of the 2 implants, ranging from +15° to -15°, by means of the open-tray and closed-tray impression techniques, using a polyvinyl siloxane impression material. The spatial coordinates of the implants were measured on the X, Y and Z axes. The dimensional accuracy of the impressions made at different positions (parallel, convergent and divergent) and different angulation of the implants were determined. The data was analyzed using the one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), Student's t test and Tukey's test.
Results:
Casts with the lowest accuracy were obtained when the 2 implants were divergent by 25° (R = 1.1336). However, the position of the 2 implants had no significant effect on the dimensional accuracy of the master casts. The error rate was 0.4181 in the open-tray technique and 0.5095 in the closed-tray technique, with no significant difference between them (p > 0.05). The angulation of the 2 implants had a significant effect on the dimensional accuracy of the master casts (p = 0.0001).
Conclusions:
Considering the significant effect of implant angulation in the range from +15° to -15° relative to the longitudinal axis on the dimensional accuracy of master casts, further studies are required to reach a final conclusion in this respect.
