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  • Title: Failure resistance of single-implant crowns assembled from polyetheretherketone and lithium disilicate abutments and different crown materials after artificial aging.
    Author: Elsayed A, Farrag G, Chaar MS, Yazigi C, Abdelnabi N, Kern M.
    Journal: Int J Comput Dent; 2024 Oct 15; 27(3):273-280. PubMed ID: 37417447.
    Abstract:
    AIM: The objective of the present study was to investigate the effect of using different materials for the fabrication of implant abutments and crowns on the mechanical behavior of implant-supported single crowns after artificial aging. The materials were tested in different combinations to reveal whether using stiff or resilient materials as an abutment or a crown material might influence the fracture strength of the whole structure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 40 implants (blueSKY) were restored with identical custom-made CAD/CAM abutments milled out of lithium disilicate or ceramic-reinforced polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and divided into five test groups (n = 8). Forty crowns made of three different materials (zirconia, lithium disilicate, and ceramic-reinforced PEEK) were used to restore the abutments. Specimens were subjected to mechanical loading up to 1,200,000 cycles in a chewing simulator (Kausimulator) with additional thermal cycling. The surviving specimens were subjected to quasi-static loading using a universal testing machine (Z010). RESULTS: The PEEK abutments with zirconia crowns showed the highest median failure load (3890.5 N) while the PEEK abutments with lithium disilicate crowns exhibited the lowest (1920 N). Fracture and deformation occurred in both the crowns and abutments. CONCLUSION: The failure load of the restorations was influenced by the material of the abutment and crown. Restoring PEEK abutments with zirconia crowns showed a high failure load and no screw loosening.
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