3-body wear of prefabricated and 3D-printed artificial denture teeth have good functionality

Written By : Dr. Shravani Dali |Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-11-22T21:45:43+05:30 | Updated On 22 Nov 2022 9:45 PM IST

3-body wear of prefabricated and 3D-printed artificial denture teeth have good functionality suggests a recent study published in the International Dental Journal

This study aimed to assess the 3-body wear of prefabricated and 3D-printed artificial denture teeth.

Four groups of artificial teeth were used; 3D-printed polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) teeth (PR) and 3 prefabricated commercially available denture teeth: PMMA (Gnathostar, GN), PMMA (SR Orthotyp PE, SR), and Nanohybrid composite (SR Phonares NHC, PH). The 3-body wear test was performed using a steatite ceramic antagonist in a chewing simulator with 750,000 cycles, temperature 23 ± 2 ˚C, and force of 50 N. The abrasive medium was composed of ground millet seeds and white rice mixed with distilled water. The teeth were 3D-scanned before and after the wear test. The 3D images were assessed for teeth wear by measuring the volumetric (3D wear) and the vertical (2D wear) substance loss. The one-way analysis of variance followed by Tukey post hoc test was used to statistically obtain the data analysis.

Results

Maximum 3D wear was observed in the PR (51.05 ± 4.53 mm³), followed by GN (20.22 ± 6.29 mm³) and SR (12.12 ± 6.29 mm³) artificial teeth.
Minimum wear occurred in the PH teeth (6.24 ± 0.87 mm³).
The analytical differences amongst the groups were statistically significant (P < .05) except between PH and SR teeth.
For 2D wear measurement, the maximum was seen in the GN teeth (6.29 ± 1.64 mm), followed by PR (5.04 ± 0.83 mm) and then SR (4.53 ± 0.87 mm).
The PH teeth (3.09 ± 0.68 mm) again showed minimum wear. Statistically, amongst the groups, the major observable differences (P < .05) were between PH and GN, PH and PR, and SR and GN.

Composite resin teeth had a greater wear resistance than acrylic resin teeth and 3D-printed resin teeth, both of which were comparable. Due to the advancement of digital workflows, manufacturers should devote effort to enhancing 3D-printed teeth.

Reference:

Amna S. Al Saadi, Hatem M. El-Damanhoury, Nadia Khalifa. 2D and 3D Wear Analysis of 3D Printed and Prefabricated Artificial Teeth, International Dental Journal, 2022, ISSN 0020-6539, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.identj.2022.10.002

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Source : International Dental Journal

Dr. Shravani Dali

Dr. Shravani Dali has completed her BDS from Pravara institute of medical sciences, loni. Following which she extensively worked in the healthcare sector for 2+ years. She has been actively involved in writing blogs in field of health and wellness. Currently she is pursuing her Masters of public health-health administration from Tata institute of social sciences. She can be contacted at editorial@medicaldialogues.in.

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