The printing accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) dental models using photopolymer resin affects dental diagnostic procedures and prostheses. The accuracy of research into the outer wall thickness and printing direction data for partial-arch model printing has been insufficient. This study analyzed the effects of wall thickness and printing direction accuracy. Anterior and posterior partial-arch models were designed with different outer wall thicknesses. After 3D printing, a trueness analysis was performed. Those with full-arch models were the control group. The full-arch model had an error value of 73.60 2.61 m (mean standard deviation). The error values for the partial-arch models with 1-, 2-, and 3-mm thick outer walls were 54.80 5.34, 47.58 7.59, and 42.25 9.19 m, respectively, and that for the fully filled model was 38.20 4.63 m. The printing accuracies differed significantly between 0 degrees and 60 degrees, at 49.54 8.16 and 40.66 6.80 m, respectively (F = 153.121, p < 0.001). In conclusion, the trueness of the partial-arch model was better than that of the full-arch model, and models with thick outer walls at 60 degrees were highly accurate.
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