TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reymus, M.
A1  - Stawarczyk, B.
A1  - Winkler, A.
A1  - Ludwig, J.
A1  - Kess, S.
A1  - Krastl, G.
A1  - Krug, R.
T1  - A critical evaluation of the material properties and clinical suitability of in‐house printed and commercial tooth replicas for endodontic training
JF  - International Endodontic Journal
N2  - Aim
To assess the suitability of several 3D‐printed resins for the manufacturing of tooth replicas for endodontic training in comparison with commercially available replicas by analysing the properties of the materials and comparing them with real teeth during endodontic training.

Methodology
Tooth replicas were 3D‐printed using four resins (NextDent Model, NextDent C&B, V‐Print ee and Vero White Plus) and compared with two commercially available products (VDW and Smile Factory) as well as extracted human teeth. Martens hardness, indentation modulus and radiopacity were investigated on these tooth replicas. Experienced dentists evaluated the suitability of the replicas for endodontic training by comparing them with real teeth in terms of appearance, anatomy, radiopacity, similarity to dentine during access opening, canal gauging and canal instrumentation. Data were analysed using the Kolmogorov–Smirnov and Mann–Whitney U‐test.

Results
The greatest hardness values were recorded for human dentine (P < 0.001), followed by V‐Print ee and the commercial tooth replica of Smile Factory. The greatest radiopacity was associated with VOC and dentine (P < 0.001) in comparison with the other materials tested. The appearance of the in‐house printed tooth replicas was subjectively evaluated by the dentists as being more realistic than the commercially available products. No differences between the replicas was detected during mechanical instrumentation of root canals.

Conclusion
None of the tooth replicas were able to simulate human dentine from the perspectives evaluated. V‐Print ee had radiopacity comparable with dentine, but its hardness was not comparable with dentine.
KW  - 3D Printing
KW  - dental education
KW  - replica
KW  - undergraduate training
Y1  - 2020
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-218085
VL  - 53
IS  - 10
SP  - 1446
EP  - 1454
ER  - 
TY  - THES
A1  - Kade, Juliane Carolin
T1  - Expanding the Processability of Polymers for a High-Resolution 3D Printing Technology
T1  - Erweiterung der Verarbeitbarkeit von Polymeren für eine hochauflösende 3D-Drucktechnologie
N2  - This thesis identifies how the printing conditions for a high-resolution additive manufacturing technique, melt electrowriting (MEW), needs to be adjusted to process electroactive polymers (EAPs) into microfibers. Using EAPs based on poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF), their ability to be MEW-processed is studied and expands the list of processable materials for this technology.
N2  - Im Rahmen dieser Arbeit wird melt electrowriting (MEW), eine hochauflösende additive Fertigungstechnik, zur Herstellung von Polymerfasern im unteren Mikrometerbereich eingesetzt. Neue Materialien, hauptsächlich elektroaktive Polymere (EAPs) auf Basis von Poly(vinylidendifluorid) (PVDF), werden hinsichtlich ihrer Druckbarkeit untersucht, um die Liste der prozessierbaren Materialien für diese Technologie zu erweitern.
KW  - Polymere
KW  - Melt electrowriting
KW  - Biofabrication
KW  - 3D-Druck
KW  - 3D Printing
KW  - Polymers
Y1  - 2023
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-270057
ER  -