The effect of resistance grooves on the fracture toughness of zirconia-based crowns from mono and cyclic loading

Tarek Q. Qasim; Billal M. El-Masoud; Ahmed M. Abu Laban

doi:10.4103/ejd.ejd_207_18

European Journal of Dentistry, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Eur J Dent 2018; 12(04): 491-495
DOI: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_207_18

Original Article

Dental Investigation Society

The effect of resistance grooves on the fracture toughness of zirconia-based crowns from mono and cyclic loading

Authors

Tarek Q. Qasim

¹Department of Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Billal M. El-Masoud

²Department of Prosthodontics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
Ahmed M. Abu Laban

²Department of Prosthodontics, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Objective: Prosthetic molar crowns in service are subjected to chewing loads, which cause a shift or dislodgment. The objective of this study is to investigate whether the addition of resistance grooves to the proximal surfaces of the abutment teeth would enhance the fracture resistance of the zirconia crowns and to compare between the patterns of cracks development on the zirconia crowns after the application of mono loading versus cyclic loading forces. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six all-ceramic zirconia cored crowns were prepared on the same abutment. Resistance grooves were added to the mesial and distal surfaces of 16 abutments. Before testing, all specimens subjected to thermal aging. Two groups of crowns were then subjected to cyclic axial and lateral forces for 1,250,000 cycles in aqueous conditions. Two groups of samples were also tested in monoloading fashion. Results: The crack pattern between mono and cyclic loading were compared. The crown fracture resistance was compared in the two types of abutments, with and without grooves. The results confirmed that the grooves addition had no effect on critical conditions to initiate failure in the case of mono loading. In cyclic loading, grooves addition increased the critical loads in the order of two. Failure patterns and location were obtained. Conclusions: The results showed that the location of retention grooves halted the failure in the surfaces where it was located in all loading mechanisms used in this study.

Key words:

All ceramic crowns - chewing simulator - failure modes - thermal aging

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