Research Article
Comparison of Conventional Methods and Laser-Assisted Rapid Prototyping for Manufacturing Fixed Dental Prostheses: An In Vitro Study
Table 3
Mean values (
) and standard deviation values (SD) of points C and D for all abutments in each group (values in
μm).
| Point C | Y-TZP (±SD) | Co-Cr (±SD) | Ni-Cr (±SD) | pV |
| Premolar abutment | 52.02 (24.20) | 77.60 (32.55) | 73.87 (21.49) | 0.404 | Molar abutment | 96.98 (17.13) | 93.26 (43.39) | 79.03 (18.05) | 0.597 | Single abutment | 57.72 (11.21) | 44.12 (15.96) | 40.40 (16.38) | 0.262 | Single abutment | 79.24 (17.01) | 63.15 (22.38) | 60.69 (26.21) | 0.488 |
| Point D | Y-TZP (±SD) | Co-Cr (±SD) | Ni-Cr (±SD) | pV |
| Premolar abutment | 45.94 (8.05) | 46.42 (17.61) | 40.75 (10.56) | 0.743 | Molar abutment | 60.02 (9.48) | 53.66 (18.87) | 64.11 (18.28) | 0.600 | Single abutment | 56.74 (29.73) | 36.51 (13.09) | 50.27 (6.92) | 0.292 | Single abutment | 58.48 (22.72) | 48.18 (26.27) | 35.70 (21.53) | 0.427 |
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