title: Effects of thermocycling, load-cycling, and blood contamination on cemented implant abutments.
abstract: This study compared the effects of thermocycling, load-cycling, and human blood contamination on the retentive strength of five different cements for luting posts to root-form implants. For each cement, 10 specimens (controls) were stored in an incubator, 10 specimens were thermocycled, 10 specimens were subjected to cyclic compressive loading, 10 specimens were subjected to a combination of thermocycling and cyclic compressive loading, and 10 specimens were contaminated with blood before cementation, then exposed to a combination of thermocycling and compressive loading. After 70 hours, retentive tests were performed on the Instron machine, and data were recorded in kilograms. Significant retentive differences were identified among the cements and with load-cycling, but minimal effect on the retentive strength was demonstrated from thermocycling. Blood contamination in combination with thermocycling and load-cycling adversely affected the retentive strengths of all of the cements and could be a major cause of abutment failure in dental implants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Loma Linda University, School of Dentistry, Calif.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: GaRey
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Tjan
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Caputo
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D001769:Blood; D001896:Boron Compounds; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003188:Composite Resins; D000044:Dental Abutments; D001840:Dental Bonding; D003738:Dental Cements; D015921:Dental Implants; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008422:Materials Testing; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010710:Phosphates; D019279:Resin Cements; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds; D003188:Composite Resins; D003738:Dental Cements; D015921:Dental Implants; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; D008689:Methacrylates; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D010710:Phosphates; D019279:Resin Cements; C084548:Thin Film Cement; C079576:Resiment resin luting agent; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D015036:Zinc Phosphate Cement; C052304:Panavia EX; C049495:Super-bond; D014025:Titanium