Abstract
Recent advances in digital design and additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional printing, have enabled the development of various dental materials with multiple clinical applications. Among these numerous uses, the fabrication of three-dimensional printing provisional restorations has gained significant popularity in recent years. It is therefore desirable that the materials used in the production of these restorations exhibit good physical and mechanical properties to fulfill the purpose for which they were created. The objective of this study is to examine the physical properties (color-water absorption) and mechanical properties (compressive strength, flexural strength, wear resistance, hardness), of materials for three-dimensional printing provisional restorations and compare them with materials for provisional restorations obtained through computer-aided design and manufacturing, cad-cam and the traditional method. A search was conducted in various databases, including the BVS, PubMed, and Google Scholar, with publication dates ranging from 2019 to 2024. Additionally, references from the obtained articles were also included. An eligibility criterion was established to guide the selection. In this study, it was found that three-dimensional printing materials, when compared with cad-cam and traditional method materials, present limitations in their physical properties but yield promising results in their mechanical properties. Provisional restorations made through 3D printing technology should be considered as an alternative to those fabricated using CC and TM.
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