Journal of The Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 2018-03-27

Mechanical properties and superficial characterization of a milled CAD-CAM glass fiber post

George Hebert Ruschel, Érica Alves Gomes, Yara Terezinha Silva-Sousa, Rafaela Giedra Pirondi Pinelli, Manoel Damião Sousa-Neto, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Aloísio Oro Spazzin

文献索引：10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.03.035

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摘要

Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) technology may be used to produce custom intraradicular posts, but studies are lacking. The purpose this in vitro study evaluated the flexural properties (strength and modulus), failure mode, superficial morphology, and roughness of two CAD-CAM glass fiber posts (milled at different angulations) compared with a commercially available prefabricated glass fiber post. Three groups were tested (n=10): PF (control group)– prefabricated glass fiber post; C-Cd–diagonally milled post; and C-Cv–vertically milled post. A 3-dimensional virtual image was obtained from a prefabricated post, which guided the posterior milling of posts from a glass fiber disk (Trilor Blanks; Bioloren). Surface roughness and morphology were evaluated using confocal laser microscopy. Flexural strength and modulus were evaluated with the 3-point bend test. Data were submitted to one-way analysis of variance followed by the Student-Newman-Keuls post hoc test (α=0.05). The fractured surfaces were evaluated with scanning electron microscopy. The superficial roughness was highest for PF and similar for the experimental groups. Morphological analysis shows different sizes and directions of the glass fibers along the post. The flexural strength was highest for PF (900.1 ±30.4 > C-Cd − 357.2 ±30.7 > C-Cv 101.8 ±4.3 MPa) as was the flexural modulus (PF 19.3 ±2.0 GPa > C-Cv 10.1 ±1.9 GPa > C-Cd 7.8 ±1.3 GPa). A CAD-CAM milled post seems a promising development, but processing requires optimizing, as the prefabricated post still shows better mechanical properties and superficial characteristics.