From: Possibility of reconstruction of dental plaster cast from 3D digital study models
Plaster model | Digital model | Printed model (RepRap) | Printed model (ProJet D3000) | Digital model + Printed model (RepRap) | ||
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Prices | Price of one model | order of 1 EUR | 0 EUR | order of 1 EUR | order of 10 EUR | order of 1 EUR |
Price of equipment | - | order of 10 000 EUR | order of 10 EUR | order of 10 000 EUR | order of 10 EUR | |
Price of material | - | - | order of 10 EUR/kg | order of 10 EUR/kg | order of 10 EUR/kg | |
Properties | Color | any color | any color | blue | pale yellow | blue |
Transparency | no | yes/no | no | yes | no | |
Weight model | heavy | none | light | light | light | |
70 g | 20 g | 40 g | ||||
Liable to damage | high | none | low | low | low | |
Stable material | yes | - | yes | yes | yes | |
Heat resistance | high | - | low | low | low | |
Harmless material | yes | - | yes | yes | yes | |
Other | Reproducibility | no | yes | no | no | yes |
Pose storage problem | yes | no | yes | yes | no | |
Access and transfer problem | yes | no | yes | yes | no | |
Retrieval problem | yes | no | yes | yes | no |