Acta Med. 2022, 65: 59-65

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2022.19

An Investigation of the Accuracy and Reproducibility of 3D Printed Transparent Endodontic Blocks

Martin Smutný, Martin Kopeček, Aleš Bezrouk*

Department of Medical Biophysics, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received July 1, 2022
Accepted September 8, 2022

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