ECEM ESER, SÜLEYMAN AGÜLOĞLU
Meandros Medical and Dental Journal - 2023;24(4):280-285
Objective: Conventional and digital articulators are currently used to associate the lower and upper jaw models. However, there are not enough studies comparing the reliability of different interocclusal registration materials used in conventional and digital articulatory acquisition methods. This study aims to contribute to the literature on this subject. Materials and Methods: Plastic mandibular and maxillary models were attached to a semi-adjustable articulator adjusted to the mean values in the maximum intercuspal position. Forty interocclusal recordings were obtained using 4 different interocclusal registration materials (n=10). Impressions from the master models and all interocclusal recordings were digitized. For each interocclusal registration sample, measurements were made between the marked points on the correlated models using both digital and conventional methods, and all measurements were compared with the measurements made on the plastic master model. Two-way analysis of variance was used to compare the data obtained from the measurements between the groups, and Dunnett’s test was used as a multiple comparison test to compare the measurements of all groups with the initial measurements. Results: It was concluded that the measurements obtained with the conventional method gave more successful results than those obtained with the digital method, and polyvinyl siloxane materials had more successful results than wax samples in both methods. Conclusion: According to the method used in this study, the conventional technique has reliable results (p<0,05) and continues to be valid. Software development is needed to scan and use interocclusal recordings for digital model articulation.
