Limited radiographic detectability of novel 3D printed materials used in dental surgery
The results of this study show that neither CT nor CBCT may currently not be suitable for visualising modern 3D-printed dental materials against surrounding soft tissue. This is due to the materials' insufficient radiopacity, which prevents clear delineation. Classic materials for temporal direct restorations and silicones were much easier to detect than the tested additively manufactured materials.
Authors
- Andreas Pabst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-7203)
- Michael Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5882-3080)
- Philipp Becker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6253-0944)
- Alexander‐Nicolai Zeller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9963-1114)
- Rogerio B. Craveiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0768-935X)
- Christian Niederau
Institutions
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- Bundeswehrzentralkrankenhaus Koblenz (DE)
- National Medical Research Center of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery (RU)
- RWTH Aachen University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-07158-w
- Primary Topic
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00