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  • Title: In vitro fracture strength of teeth restored with different all-ceramic crown systems.
    Author: Potiket N, Chiche G, Finger IM.
    Journal: J Prosthet Dent; 2004 Nov; 92(5):491-5. PubMed ID: 15523339.
    Abstract:
    STATEMENT OF PROBLEM: There is insufficient knowledge of the strength of all-ceramic crowns bonded to natural teeth to warrant the use of all-ceramic crowns in place of metal-ceramic crowns. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare fracture resistance of crowns made of 3 different types of 2 all-ceramic crown systems-0.4-mm and 0.6-mm aluminum oxide coping crowns and zirconia ceramic coping crowns-and metal-ceramic crowns. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty intact, noncarious human maxillary central incisors were divided into 4 groups (n=10): Group MCC (control), metal-ceramic crown (JRVT High Noble Alloy); Group AC4, crown with 0.4-mm aluminum oxide coping (Procera AllCeram); Group AC6, crown with 0.6-mm aluminum oxide coping (Procera AllCeram); and Group ZC6, crown with 0.6-mm zirconia ceramic coping (Procera AllZirkon). Teeth were prepared for complete-coverage all-ceramic crowns so that a final dimension of 5.5 +/- 0.5 mm was achieved incisocervically, mesiodistally, and faciolingually. A 1.0-mm deep shoulder finish line was used with a rounded internal line angle. All restorations were treated with bonding agent (Clearfil SE Bond) and luted with phosphate-monomer-modified adhesive cement (Panavia 21). Fracture strength was tested with a universal testing machine at a crosshead speed of 2 mm per minute with an angle of 30 degrees to the long axis of the tooth after restorations were stored in 100% relative humidity of a normal saline solution for 7 days. The mode of fracture was examined visually. Means were calculated and analyzed with 1-way ANOVA and Tukey's HSD (alpha=.05). RESULTS: The means of fracture strength were: Group MCC, 405 +/- 130 N; Group AC4, 447 +/- 123 N; Group AC6, 476 +/- 174 N; and Group ZC6, 381 +/- 166 N. There was no significant difference between groups ( P =.501). The mode of failure for all specimens was fracture of the natural tooth. CONCLUSIONS: There was no significant difference in the fracture strength of the teeth restored with all-ceramic crowns with 0.4- and 0.6-mm aluminum oxide copings, 0.6-mm zirconia ceramic copings, and metal ceramic crowns.
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