Research on Dental Materials for Their Suitability in Building Anthropomorphic Phantoms

The main goal of the study is to investigate materials from dental practice and assess their suitability for manufacturing anthropomorphic phantoms designed for X-ray imaging modalities. For this purpose, we investigated nine commercial materials commonly employed in dental procedures for tasks such as restoration, duplication, and imitation. They underwent scanning at a clinical Computed Tomography (CT) facility using six anode voltages. Subsequently, we measured their CT numbers, expressed in Hounsfield Units (HU). The findings of our investigation indicate that three specific materials, namely Temp silic, Gingifast Elastic, Ellite Double A, exhibit promising characteristics for the production of anatomically accurate bone structures in anthropomorphic phantoms.