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Comparison of the fracture strength of endodontically treated teeth restored with polyether ether ketone, zirconia
Merve Özarslan1, Ulviye Şebnem Büyükkaplan1, Mehmet Mustafa Özarslan1
1Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
Purpose:
This study aimed to compare the fracture resistance and fracture mode of maxillary central incisors restored with four different sizes and three different post-core systems.
Materials And Methods:
One hundred and twenty maxillary incisors were endodontically treated and randomly divided into three groups (12 subgroups). Post cavities for the narrow subgroups were prepared with 1.4-mm-diameter drills in lengths of 7.5 mm (SN) and 10 mm (LN). Post cavities for the wide subgroups were prepared with 1.6-mm-diameter drills in lengths of 7.5 mm (SW) and 10 mm (LW) (n = 10). Group F was restored with glass-fibre post and composite resin core, Group P was restored with custom PEEK post-core and Group Z was restored with custom zirconia post-core. All posts were cemented with a dual-cure resin cement. Zirconia copings were cemented. Specimens were loaded on the palatal surface with a universal testing machine, and the fracture strengths of the teeth were statistically analysed using ANOVA and post hoc Tukey tests.
Results:
Statistically significant differences existed between the fracture strengths of the post materials. The highest fracture strength was in Group F, and the lowest was in Group P. Evaluation of the fracture strengths of the post lengths and diameters demonstrated that the short-narrow group of Group Z had the lowest fracture strength (P < .05). The long-wide group of Group F showed the highest fracture resistance. In Group P, no statistically significant difference existed between the post-cores of different dimensions (P > .05). Irreparable fractures were observed mostly in Group Z, and decementation was more common in Group P.
Conclusions:
PEEK post-cores showed sufficient fracture strength for the anterior region, similar to the other two post-core materials. PEEK post-cores showed more decementation and repairable fractures at lower forces, while restoration failure was mostly catastrophic for glass-fibre and zirconia posts.
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