1. Fracture Load of Monolithic CAD/CAM Ceramic Crowns Placed on Different Implant Abutments.
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Meneghetti, Priscila Ceolin, Pittas do Canto, Paulo Eduardo, Spohr, Ana Maria, and Burnett Junior, Luiz Henrique
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DENTAL implants ,DENTAL crowns ,STATISTICS ,COMPUTER-aided design ,BICUSPIDS ,DENTAL resins ,ANALYSIS of variance ,SYNTHETIC gums & resins ,DENTAL abutments ,TOOTH fractures ,MATERIALS testing ,RESEARCH funding ,DENTAL fillings ,DATA analysis ,DATA analysis software ,DENTAL cements - Abstract
Purpose: To evaluate the fracture load of monolithic, single-tooth implant-supported crowns cemented on solid or Ti-base (Variobase C) abutments. Materials and Methods: Besides abutment types (solid and Ti-base abutments), two ceramic systems (IPS e.max CAD and Zirconia inCoris ZI) and two occlusal thicknesses (0.5 and 1.5 mm) were also investigated in this study. In total, eight groups (n = 8) with 64 maxillary second premolar crowns were fabricated. All the crowns were cemented with resin cement, and the screw accesses in Ti-base groups were sealed with composite resin. After mechanical cycling, the specimens were submitted to fracture load test with the maximum force recorded in Newtons (N). Three-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey post hoc test were used for statistical analyses (α = .05). Results: Both the abutment type (P = .0001) and the ceramic system (P = .0001) significantly affected the results. Screw-access channels reduced the fracture load of crowns by half compared to those cemented on solid abutments. The 1.5-mm and 0.5-mm zirconia crowns placed on solid abutments had similar highest fracture loads, while the e.max CAD groups positioned on Ti-base abutments showed significantly lower values compared with other groups. Conclusion: The screw access reduces the resistance of crowns supported by Ti-base abutments compared to crowns cemented on solid abutments. The inCoris ZI showed a higher fracture load than the IPS e.max CAD regardless of the abutment type and thickness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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