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Antagonist Enamel Wears More Than Ceramic Inlays

¹ Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University Medical Center Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University of Dresden, Fetscherstrasse 74, D-01307, Dresden, Germany;
² Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, City Centre University Clinics, University of Munich, Germany;
³ Dental Clinic 1 - Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Clinics, University Medical Center, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Glückstrasse 11, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany; and
⁴ Bioscience Research Center, College of Dental Medicine, 3200 South University Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33328-2018, USA

View larger version (79K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. To determine ceramic wear, we applied the region-of-interest mask to the left lower second premolar (region-of-interest mask in Match 3D: left side). The borderlines of the inlay were controlled by visual inspection of the clinical photograph (here, eight-year recall).

View larger version (62K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 2. Matching 3D software difference image of the upper left second premolar (antagonist of Fig. 1, left image after 6 yrs, right image after 8 yrs). Wear is visible as greyish areas (here at the palatal cusp as occlusal contact area).

View larger version (15K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 3. Boxplot chart of wear rates [µm] for ceramic inlays and corresponding antagonists after 4, 6, and 8 yrs of clinical service (n = 17). Differences are relative to the baseline investigation. Horizontal bars in boxes are medians; 50% of all values are within the boxes. The bars represent the complete range of values measured.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 85, No. 12, 1097-1100 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/154405910608501206


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