title: Re-attachment of anterior fractured teeth: fracture strength using different techniques.
abstract: Fracture of anterior teeth by trauma is a common problem in children and teenagers. Complex metal-ceramic crowns with considerable loss of remaining sound structure are no longer necessary due to adhesive techniques, such as composite restorations and re-attachment techniques. This study compared the fracture strength of sound and restored anterior teeth using a resin composite and four re-attachment techniques. A "one bottle" adhesive system (One-Step, BISCO) and a dual cure resin cement (Duo-Link, BISCO) were applied. Thirty-five sound permanent lower central incisors were fractured by an axial load applied to the buccal area and randomly divided into five groups. The teeth were restored as follows: 1) bonded only = just bonding the fragment; 2) chamfer-group = after bonding, a chamfer was prepared on the enamel at the bonding line and filled with composite; 3) overcontour group = after bonding, a thin composite overcontour was applied on the buccal surface around the fracture line; 4) internal dentinal groove = before bonding, an internal groove was made and filled with a resin composite; 5) resin composite group = after a bevel preparation on the enamel edge, the adhesive system was applied and the fractured part of the teeth rebuilt by resin composite. Restored teeth were subjected to the same loading in the same buccal area. Fracture strength after restorative procedure was expressed as a percentage of the original fracture strength and the results analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis statistical analysis. The mean percentages of fracture strength were: Group 1: 37.09%, Group 2: 60.62%, Group 3: 97.2%, Group 4: 90.54% and Group 5: 95.8%. It was concluded that the re-attachment techniques used in Groups 3 and 4, as well as the composite restored group (Group 5), were statistically similar and reached the highest fracture resistance, similar to the fracture resistance of sound teeth.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Odontologia USP, Departamento de Materiais Dentários, Av Prof Lineu Prestes, 2227-Cidade Universitária, CEP 05554-900 São Paulo-SP-Brazil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francci
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Loguercio
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Carrilho
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodriques Filho
mesh_terms: D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001840:Dental Bonding; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011897:Random Allocation; D019279:Resin Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012821:Silanes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000628:therapy*; D019246:Tooth Preparation
chemical_list: C098721:Aelitefil; C103506:Bis-GMA, BPDM, HEMA dental-bonding resin; D017220:Dentin-Bonding Agents; C431350:Duo-Link; D008689:Methacrylates; D019279:Resin Cements; D012821:Silanes; D017438:Bisphenol A-Glycidyl Methacrylate; D012822:Silicon Dioxide