Micro-CT analysis of molar teeth restored by combining conventional and glass fibre reinforced composites

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Micro-CT analysis of molar teeth restored by combining conventional and glass fibre reinforced composites

Journal Title: Engineering of Biomaterials / Inżynieria Biomateriałów - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 137

Abstract

The loss of mineralized tissues of the tooth as a result of pathogenic processes and treatment is the principal factor leading to tooth weakening. Most frequently, the cracks occur on the filling surface as a result of repeatable cycles of bites. They propagate in the tooth and the filling. The cracks belong to the reasons of filling's replacement and consequently affecting filling's durability. Recently, composite materials are most frequently selected by the dentists and patients as reconstruction materials. There are many ways of increasing mechanical resistance of dental composites e.g. their location in the form of facing on metal structures or introduction of various fibres made of glass, carbon, aramid or polyethy-lene. EverX Posterior is manufactured by GC in the form of composite reinforced with short glass fibres. The properties of this material are similar to the properties of dentine. Therefore it is used for cavity filling in side teeth as the first layer of dentine reconstruction. Advanced non-destructive structures imaging technique by means of computer tomography (CT) is an excellent tool used for materials quality analysis. So the micro-CT analysis of quality and joining of restorative materials based on different filler was presented in this paper. Third molars without caries, extracted due to orthodontic reasons, have been used in the test. Composite biomaterial reinforced with glass fibre - everX Posterior by GC – was applied in the form of single layer and next Filtek Z250, 3M ESPE conventional composite was applied in the form of layer with a thickness of 2-3 mm. Analysed structure of the tooth and composite materials confirms the high quality of the restoration. The filling received by layer technique is free of porosities, thus suggesting the lack of micro-leakages between the filling and tooth tissues. Moreover, the interface between the fibre reinforced and particle reinforced nanocomposite biomaterials seems to be ideal.

Authors and Affiliations

B. Surowska, M. Ostapiuk

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