Open AccessEffect of Steam Heat Sterilization on the Accuracy of 3D Printed Surgical Guides
Author(s) -
Hesham Marei,
Alaa Alshaia,
Sundus Alarifi,
Naif Nasser Almasoud,
A.I. Abdelhady
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/id.0000000000000908
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , implant , dry heat , medicine , significant difference , surgery , dentistry , materials science , composite material , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
Steam heat sterilization could be one of the factors that affects the dimensional accuracy of surgical guides, leading to an error during guided implant surgery.