Volume 9 Issue 3 (May – June, 2023)

Original Articles

Evaluation of the effect of implant angulations and impression techniques on implant cast accuracy
Dr. Shelly Patel, Dr. Manjiri Salkar, Dr. Sourabh Dubey, Dr. Brindhu Murugan, Dr. Tharini Satheesh, Dr. Deborah Lalhmingmawii Pachuau

Aim: This study's goal was to assess the precision of implant castings made using splinted and nonsplinted impression methods with several parallel and nonparallel implants. Materials and Methods: Two edentulous maxillary stainless steel models with seven implant analogues in the region of the central incisor, canine, premolar, and first molar (control groups) were employed in this experimental study. Implant analogues were positioned parallel to one another in one master model, whereas analogues were positioned with a tilt-to-longitudinal axis in another. From each model, 40 stone casts were produced utilising an open-tray, splined, and nonsplined polyether method. The distance between the experimental cast and the master cast was then measured in three dimensions using a coordinate measuring equipment. The post hoc Bonferroni test, unpaired t-test, and one-way ANOVA were employed for data analysis. Results: The intragroup comparison of mean difference of interimplant distances such as A–E, B–G, C–F, C–G, D–F, D–E, D–G, and A–F among parallel splinted (Subgroup 1S) and parallel nonsplinted (Subgroup 1NS) groups was done using the unpaired t-test.The comparison of mean difference of interimplant distances such as A–E, B–G, C–F, C–G, D–F, D–E, D–G, and A–F among parallel nonsplinted (Subgroup 1NS) and angulated nonsplinted (Subgroup 2NS) groups was done using the unpaired t-test. The mean difference was found to be significantly less among parallel nonsplinted in comparison to angulated nonsplinted groups. Conclusions: Comparing parallel and angulated implants, the splinted imprint technique showed more accuracy than the other technique tests.

 
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