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Approach for valuating the significance of laboratory simulation
Martin Rosentritt1, Georgios Siavikis, Michael Behr
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Regensburg University Medical Center, Franz-Josef Strauss Allee 11, D-93042 Regensburg, Germany. Martin.Rosentritt@klinik.uni-regensburg.de
Objective:
The aim of this investigation was to compare the clinical survival rate of all-ceramic FPDs with failures during in vitro simulation.
Methods:
40 anterior FPDs were manufactured from lithiumdisilicate ceramic and alumina-oxide ceramic. The FPDs were adhesively bonded to human teeth and artificially aged to investigate the survival rate during thermal cycling and mechanical loading (TCML(1); 3.6 Mio*50 N ML). Survival rates were compared to available clinical data, and the TCML parameter 'mastication force' was adapted accordingly for a second TCML run (TCML(2); 3.6 Mio*25 N/35 N ML). The fracture resistance of the FPDs that survived TCML was determined. Data were statistically analysed by means of Mann-Whitney U-test, and survival rates were determined by curve fitting/regression analysis.
Results:
TCML decreased survival rates by 30-50%, depending on the type of material used. Failures during TCML included cracking, chipping or fracture. Increased masticatory loading during TCML caused a higher decrease in the fracture resistance of FPDs. Fracture results were 403 N (278/453) and 426 N (317/538) for Empress 2 and 325 N (164/584) and 405 N (344/558 N) for Inceram.
Conclusions:
Despite the limitations of this study, the results indicate that TCML with 1,200,000*25/35 N provide a sufficient prognosis of probable clinical failures. Longer TCML-time with higher mastication forces may help to exclude catastrophic clinical failures.
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