Evaluation of Retention for Maxillary Complete Denture Constructed by Conventional and 3D Printing Techniques | ||
| Al-Azhar Journal of Dentistry | ||
| Volume 9, Issue 2, April 2022, Pages 245-250 PDF (669.83 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/adjg.2022.102156.1423 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Norhan Behairy1; Shereen Kabeel2; Hager El-Sadany3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator of Removable Prosthodontics Faculty of Dental Medicine Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant Professor of Removable Prosthodontics Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of Removable Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: Evaluating retention of maxillary complete dentures fabricated by threedimensional (3D) printing technique compared to conventional technique. Subjects and Methods: Ten completely edentulous patients were selected from the outpatient clinic of Removable Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dental Medicine for Girls, Al-Azhar University. Each patient received maxillary and mandibular dentures fabricated by conventional technique besides maxillary denture fabricated by 3D printing technique. All patients were divided equally into two groups; First group patients received conventional dentures first, then 3D printed ones. Second group patients received 3D printed dentures initially and conventional dentures later. Results: Regarding denture type, it was found that 3D printed dentures showed statistically significant higher retention at (P ≤ 0.05) compared to conventional dentures. Furtherly, pair-wise comparisons between follow up times revealed that there was a statistically significant increase in mean retention values after one month as well as from one to three months. Conclusion: Utilizing 3D printing technique in complete denture fabrication yielded better retention compared to conventional technique. Nevertheless, regardless of denture type, retention improves over time. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| complete denture; 3D printed Dentures; retention | ||
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