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Fracture resistance of cementum-extended composite fillings in severely damaged deciduous incisors: An in vitro study
Bahman Seraj1, Sara Ehsani2, Shirin Taravati3
1Dental Research Center, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, Tehran, Iran.
Objective:
The aim of this study was to comparatively assess the fracture resistance of the cementum-extended and conventional composite fillings with or without intracanal composite posts in severely damaged deciduous incisors.
Materials And Methods:
This in vitro study was performed on 60 extracted deciduous maxillary incisors that were randomly divided into four groups: Group 1: Composite filling (CF); Group 2: Composite filling with composite posts (CF + CP); Group 3: Composite filling extended 0.5 mm to cementum (ceCF); Group 4: Composite filling extended 0.5 mm to cementum with composite posts (ceCF + CP). The fracture resistance was assessed by exerting a progressively increasing load with a cross-head speed of 0.5 mm/min in a Universal Testing Machine.
Statistical Analysis:
Data were analyzed by SPSS-18 using one-way analysis of variance at α < 0.05.
Results:
The mean fracture resistance (MFR) values of the experimental groups were 410.57 ± 139.44 N, 564.44 ± 92.63 N, 507.5 ± 76.37 N and 601.08 ± 96.04 N. A significant difference was found between the MFR of Groups 1 and 2, Groups 1 and 4 and Groups 3 and 4 (P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
A superior outcome was achieved by intracanal composite posts in both conventional and cementum-extended composite fillings.
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