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. 2022 Jun 30;14(13):2691. doi: 10.3390/polym14132691

Table 12.

Elastic Modulus Results.

Author and Year Mean Elastic Modulus of Conventional Resin (Mpa) Mean Elastic Modulus for CAD/CAM Milled Resin (MPa) Mean Elastic Modulus for 3D-Printed Resin (MPa) Exposure Agent/Aging Technique Testing Machine Used Authors Suggestions/Conclusions
Tahayeri et al., 2018 [37] (A) Jet ~1500
(B) Integrity ~2700
N/A (C) NextDent C&B resin ~1700 N/M Universal testing machine Elastic Modulus: Conventionally fabricated bis-acrylic > 3D-printed PMMA > conventionally fabricated PMMA
Simoneti et al., 2022 [53] (A) Decor Acrylic resin: 859.4 ± 46.3
(B) Yprov Bisacryl:
997.3 ±108.5
N/A (C) PA2201 (SLS resin): 452.4 ± 35.8
(D) Gray Resin (SAL resin): 513.3 ± 29.7
Mechanical fatigue simulation: 120,000 cycles,
Simulating 6 months of clinical use
Universal
testing
machine
Elastic Modulus: Conventionally fabricated PMMA and bis-acrylic > 3D-printed PMMA
Crenn et al., 2022 [29] (A) Integrity: 3977 ± 878.2
(B) Unifast: 2382 ± 225.8
N/A (C) PLA Bio source: 3784 ± 98.9
(D) Temporary CB: 4607 ± 213.8
Storage at ambient temperature for 1 week Universal
testing
machine
Elastic Modulus: 3D-printed esters > Conventional bis-acrylic > 3D-Printed poly lactic > Conventional MMA.

N/A: Not Available; N/M: Not Mentioned.