SynthesisBMC oral health2024
Impact of 3D printing orientation on accuracy, properties, cost, and time efficiency of additively manufactured dental models: a systematic review.
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- Effect of Support Spacing on the Region-Specific Dimensional Accuracy of 3D-Printed Dental Models.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- 3D-printed full-arch denture teeth: impact of printing orientation on the trueness and precision in vitro.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Mechanical Anisotropy and Fatigue Behavior of 3D-Printed Dentures: A Comparison with CAD/CAM Milled Bases After Thermomechanical Aging.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Article
- Influence of Model Design and Printing Orientation on the Dimensional Accuracy of 3D-Printed Models for Implant-Supported Restorations.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Surface Properties of Dental Materials Influence the In Vitro Multi-Species Biofilm Formation.Polymers · 2026Article
- Comparative evaluation of mechanical properties between dual-layer and bonded three-dimensional printed denture base materials: An in vitro study.Journal of Indian Prosthodontic Society · 2026Article
- Influence of printing orientation on the accuracy, fit and mechanical properties of 3D-printed full-coverage prostheses: a systematic review.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Review
- Effect of print orientation of 3D-printed aligner templates on the volumetric accuracy of transferred composite attachments: an in vitro study.Clinical oral investigations · 2025Article
- Does Printing Orientation Matter in PolyJet 3D Printed Teeth for Endodontics? A Micro-CT Analysis.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2025Article
- Development of a 3D Printing Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)-Assisted Micromolding Methodology for Custom Fabrication of Polymeric Microneedles Using Experimental Design.Pharmaceutics · 2025Article
- Repair bond strength of composite resin to additively manufactured permanent resin materials: a comparative evaluation of light-cure, self-cure, and dual-cure universal adhesives.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Comparative Evaluation of SLA and DLP 3D Printing in Dental Implant Guides: Impact on Fabrication Accuracy, Speed, and Resin Usage.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis of 3D-Printed Dental Resins Reinforced with Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Nanoparticles.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Dental Casts for Fixed Dental Prostheses Printed with SLA Technology: Influence of External Shell Thickness and Printing Orientation.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe evidence on the effect of printing orientation on dimensional accuracy and properties of resinous dental models is unclear. This systematic review aimed to assess the impact of printing orientation on the accuracy and properties of additively manufactured resinous dental models, besides the cost, material consumption, and time efficiency at different orientations.
methodsA comprehensive web search (PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane) was performed in July 2024 without language restrictions. The included studies were assessed using the modified consort statement for laboratory studies on dental materials. The outcomes were accuracy and surface quality, besides the cost and time efficiency of additively manufactured dental models printed in different directions.
resultsFollowing PRISMA guidelines, 14 records were included. Most records favored horizontally printed models with minor controversies regarding accuracy, material consumption, time, and cost efficiency. While orientation can influence surface quality, it is often more significantly affected by factors such as the printing technology used, the material properties, and the layer thickness.
conclusionsHorizontal orientation has proven to be the most efficient for producing dental models, particularly for single-model manufacturing, due to its superior time and cost savings. However, large-scale and overnight massive production favors the vertical orientation since the platform accommodates twice to triple the models' numbers as horizontal orientation. The majority of studies favor horizontal orientation for its accuracy. Choosing the optimal orientation in additive manufacturing not only ensures precision of dental models, improving the fit of restorations and prostheses, but also leads to significant reductions in production time, material usage, and energy consumption, ultimately minimizing environmental impact.
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