J Korean Acad Prosthodont.  1998 Oct;36(5):738-747.

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE POSITIONAL STABILITY OF REMOVABLE DIES USING SEVERAL DOWEL PIN SYSTEMS

• Jeong JH
• Jeong CM
• Jeon YC

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the positional stability of removable dies using several dowel pin systems. The removable dies were made by using five dowel pin systems: single dowel pin(Group I), single dowel pin and prepared groove on the die base(Group II), two-single dowel pin(Group III), two separate parallel dowel pins with plastic sleeves(Group IV), double straight dowel pins with metal sleeve(Group V). Special aluminum mold was made for specimens, and the dies of specimens removed and replaced thirty times with universal testing machine. Horizontal and vertical shift of dies was measured by Olympus monocular scanning tunneling microscope(STM5). The results were as follows: 1. The vertical shift was larger than the horizontal shift in all the other groups except Group I. 2. Single dowel pin system(Group I) was the most unstable of five dowel pin systems. 3. Double dowel pin systems with sleeve(group IV, V) were the most stable of five dowel pin systems. 4. This study indicates that excellent horizontal positional stability is attainable with use of additional groove on the die base or double dowel pin, and excellent vertical positional stability is attainable with use of sleeve.

MeSH Terms

Aluminum
Fungi
Plastics
Aluminum
Plastics