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Biomaterials & Bioengineering

Sliding Contact Fatigue Damage in Layered Ceramic Structures

J.-W. Kim, J.-H. Kim, V.P. Thompson and Y. Zhang*

Department of Biomaterials and Biomimetics, New York University College of Dentistry, 345 E. 24th St., Room 813C, New York, NY 10010, USA

Correspondence: * corresponding author, yz21{at}nyu.edu

Porcelain-veneered restorations often chip and fracture from repeated occlusal loading, making fatigue studies relevant. Most fatigue studies are limited to uni-axial loading without sliding motion. We hypothesized that bi-axial loading (contact-load-slide-liftoff, simulating a masticatory cycle), as compared with uni-axial loading, accelerates the fatigue of layered ceramics. Monolithic glass plates were epoxy-joined to polycarbonate substrates as a transparent model for an all-ceramic crown on dentin. Uni-and bi-axial cyclic contact was applied through a hard sphere in water, by means of a mouth-motion simulator apparatus. The uni-axial (contact-load-hold-liftoff) and traditional R-ratio fatigue (indenter never leaves the specimen surface) produced similar lifespans, while bi-axial fatigue was more severe. The accelerated crack growth rate in bi-axial fatigue is attributed to enhanced tensile stresses at the trailing edges of a moving indenter. Fracture mechanics descriptions for damage evolution in brittle materials loaded repeatedly with a sliding sphere are provided. Clinical relevance is addressed.

Key Words: fatigue • load-slide contact • partial cone cracks • layered structures • ceramics

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 86, No. 11, 1046-1050 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910708601105
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