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Howdy,
We currently use Keysplint Soft resin for our nightguards. We recently got a request for a printed nightguard that has a limited thermoplasticity, because some patients were complaining about their nightguards gradually deforming from with regular use at body temperature, requiring periodic re-shaping in hot water. I guess the issue is that the guards gradually stop fitting with regular use, where they are just rinsed with tap-hot water before insertion, and the patients end up finding them uncomfortable, or come in to get them trimmed in the deformed state, which means they stop working correctly once re-set in hot water post-trimming.
I haven't printed with any nightguard resins aside from this, would switching to a hard resin solve this? Or, ideally, is there a nice in-between with a resin that's still somewhat thermodynamic in hot water, is still somewhat soft, but that holds its shape without requiring periodic re-setting?
We currently use Keysplint Soft resin for our nightguards. We recently got a request for a printed nightguard that has a limited thermoplasticity, because some patients were complaining about their nightguards gradually deforming from with regular use at body temperature, requiring periodic re-shaping in hot water. I guess the issue is that the guards gradually stop fitting with regular use, where they are just rinsed with tap-hot water before insertion, and the patients end up finding them uncomfortable, or come in to get them trimmed in the deformed state, which means they stop working correctly once re-set in hot water post-trimming.
I haven't printed with any nightguard resins aside from this, would switching to a hard resin solve this? Or, ideally, is there a nice in-between with a resin that's still somewhat thermodynamic in hot water, is still somewhat soft, but that holds its shape without requiring periodic re-setting?