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Effect of different loading pistons on stress distribution of a CAD/CAM silica-based ceramic: CAD-FEA modeling and
Jean Soares Miranda1, Ronaldo Luís Almeida de Carvalho1, Rodrigo Furtado de Carvalho2
1Institute of Science and Technology, Univ Estadual Paulista - Unesp, São José dos Campos., São Paulo, Brazil.
Purpose:
This study evaluated the effect of different loading pistons, made of various materials and with different elastic moduli acting as antagonist material, on stress distribution and fatigue behavior of a CAD/CAM silica-based ceramic.
Materials And Methods:
Discs of CAD/CAM made silica-based ceramic (N = 60) (VITA MARK II) were divided into six groups (n = 10 per group), according to the test method (M: Monotonic; F: Fatigue) and the antagonist piston material (T: Tungsten; S: Steel; G: Epoxy resin). FT, FS and FG combinations were submitted to mechanical cycling (2 × 106 cycles, 4 Hz, 45 N). The bending stress after fatigue were also valuated using Weibull analysis and the parameters η (eta), β (beta) and the mean time to failure (MTTF) were calculated. Fractographic analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) were performed. Data were analyzed using ANOVA and Tukey's tests (alpha=0.05).
Results:
MG presented significantly less bending strength (MPa) (75.6) compared to MT (87.8) and MS (84.4) (p < 0.05). Six specimens from FT (MMTF: 8.3 × 106; β:0.60; η:5.6 × 106), four from FS (MMTF: 1.9 × 106; β:1.2; η:2.0 × 106) and one from FG (MMTF: 1.3 × 106; β:0.48; η:0.64 × 106) survived the fatigue test. The stress peak on the tensile surface of S was similar to that of T and both were less than that of G. The failure origins were on the tensile surface.
Conclusion:
The epoxy resin pistons were able to decrease the bending stress, and life expectancy (faster failure) of a silica-based ceramic compared to tungsten and steel.
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