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Effect of contact area size on enamel and composite wear

Published inJournal of dental research, vol. 71, no. 7, p. 1413-1416
Publication date1992
Abstract

The effect of contact area dimensions on the wear of composite specimens and their opposing enamel cusps was evaluated in vitro. Thirty-six standardized cylindrical composite specimens were placed into metal cavities (8 mm x 2 mm) and divided randomly into five groups. The composite used was a fine-particle hybrid and was stressed as follows: storage in 75% aqueous ethanol solution for 24 h, toothbrush/toothpaste-abrasion for 30 min, followed by 300 thermal cycles in water ranging from 5 degrees to 55 degrees C and simultaneous 120,000 occlusal chewing loads at a frequency of 1.7 Hz at 53 N maximum force. In group 1 (n = 12), the occlusal chewing loads were applied by palatal cusps of extracted human maxillary molars with natural morphology. In groups 2 to 5 (n = 6), the cusp tips had standardized contact area dimensions of 0.26, 0.38, 1.18, and 4.10 mm2, respectively. Wear of composite specimens and antagonistic enamel cusps (means +/- SD) was assessed in microns by means of a 3-D scanner. Additionally, the contact surfaces of the restorations and of the antagonistic enamel cusps were evaluated by SEM. Increases in enamel contact areas after being loaded were measured by means of a digitizer and expressed in percent of the initial size before stress exposure. The wear of the composite specimens varied from 69.8 +/- 19.9 to 9.5 +/- 3.6 microns, and that of antagonistic enamel cusps from 31.3 +/- 3.4 to 8.8 +/- 1.5 microns. The increase in contact area varied between 27.8 and 0.1%.

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KREJCI, Ivo, LUTZ, Félix, ZEDLER, C. Effect of contact area size on enamel and composite wear. In: Journal of dental research, 1992, vol. 71, n° 7, p. 1413–1416.
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