Comparison of stereolithography (STL) and polygon file format (PLY) for intraoral scans: From chairside to archive
PLY reduces storage requirements while maintaining geometric accuracy, even for color data. Its adoption in hybrid STL-PLY workflows may increase digital sustainability in dental practice.
Authors
- Guang Hong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6620-1302)
- Ding‐Han Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3314-6113)
- Ming‐Lun Hsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6753-0485)
- Hong Thi-Phuong Doan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4356-8866)
- Khoa Dang Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7111-0464)
- Yu‐Min Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1723-828X)
Institutions
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (TW)
- Tohoku University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dentistry
- Published
- 2025-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdent.2025.106253
- Primary Topic
- Anatomy and Medical Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00