Accuracy of digital light processing printing of 3-dimensional dental models.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate whether a digital light processing (DLP) printer could perform efficiently and with adequate accuracy for clinical applications when used with different settings and variations in the orientation of models on the build plate.

Methods: Digital impressions of the oral environment were collected from 15 patients. Subsequently, digital impressions were used to make 3-dimensional printed models using the DLP printing technique.

Accuracy of 3-dimensional printed dental models reconstructed from digital intraoral impressions.

Introduction: A rapidly advancing digital technology in orthodontics is 3-dimensional (3D) modeling and printing, prompting a transition from a more traditional clinical workflow toward an almost exclusively digital format. There is limited literature on the accuracy of the 3D printed dental models. The aim of this study was to assess the accuracy of 2 types of 3D printing techniques.

A CBCT comparison of anterior root resorption in SureSmile and conventional edgewise treatments.

Aim: To utilize cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to analyze the amount of linear root resorption that occurs in maxillary and mandibular permanent incisors during orthodontic treatment when comparing the SureSmile technique with conventional edgewise treatment. In addition, patient and treatment factors that may be correlated with root resorption were studied.

Methods: The records of 28 patients (14 SureSmile and 14 edgewise) treated in an orthodontic office were used for this study.