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Fatigue Behavior of Direct Post-and-core-restored Premolars

M.C.D.N.J.M. Huysmans

Department of Cariology & Endodontology, TRIKON: Institute for Dental Clinical Research, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

P.G.T. Van Der Varst

Department of Cariology & Endodontology, TRIKON: Institute for Dental Clinical Research, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

R. Schäfer

Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik, Wöhlerstraße 11, 7800 Freiburg, Germany

M.C.R.B. Peters

Department of Cariology & Endodontology, TRIKON: Institute for Dental Clinical Research, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

A.J.M. Plasschaert

Department of Cariology & Endodontology, TRIKON: Institute for Dental Clinical Research, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands

U. Soltesz

Fraunhofer-Institut für Werkstoffmechanik, Wöhlerstraße 11, 7800 Freiburg, Germany

Evaluation of long-term mechanical behavior of new types of restorations in clinical trials is time-consuming. A partial alternative can be found in experimental fatigue-testing, which simulates accelerated mechanical deterioration. The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of using fatigue-testing of a complex dental restoration and to evaluate the mechanical fatigue behavior of premolar teeth restored with a titanium alloy post and an amalgam or composite core. Eighty-seven human upper premolar teeth were decoronated, embedded, and restored with a prefabricated post of 1 mm diameter. The teeth were randomly assigned to one of two groups corresponding with a core build-up of amalgam or chemically-cured core composite, respectively. Five to 21 days after restoration, the specimens were subjected to cyclic loading (frequency, 5 Hz), at an angle of 45 degrees to the long axis of the tooth. The boundary technique was used for determination of the mean fatigue strengths of the restorations at 104, 105, and 106 cycles, simulating up to 1-3 years of clinical functioning. Mean fatigue strength was expressed in percentage of initial strength: For 10 4, 105, and 106 cycles, the results were 66%, 58%, and 52%, respectively, for the amalgam and 62%, 62%, and 53% for the composite group. It is concluded that fatigue-testing of more complex systems is possible, if a suitable testing method is selected. The restorations showed a comparable strength reduction after 106 cycles of about 50% of their initial strength. The composite core build-up showed a behavior less predictable than that of the amalgam, which might be attributed to handling parameters.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 71, No. 5, 1145-1150 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345920710050301
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