Marginal and internal adaptation of commercially pure titanium and titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy cast restorations.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the marginal accuracy and internal fit of complete cast crowns and three-unit fixed partial dentures (FPDs) cast with commercially pure titanium (CPTi) and Titanium-Aluminum-Vanadium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V).


METHODS
CPTi and Ti-6Al-4V alloy were used to cast twelve single crowns and twelve three-unit FPDs. A traveling microscope was used to measure marginal gap and discrepancies in internal fit. Two and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) analyses were used to determine the effects of the marginal and internal fit discrepancies.


RESULTS
The Ti-6Al-4V alloy demonstrated a significantly smaller marginal gap than CPTi (P<0.0001). The recorded marginal discrepancies for both metals were within a clinically accepted range (<100 microm). The single crown fit discrepancy was significantly smaller than the three-unit FPD for both the CPTi and the Ti-6Al-4V alloy (P<0.0001). For the internal fit discrepancy, the occlusal surface showed the greatest gaps.


CONCLUSIONS
The Ti-6Al-4V alloy demonstrated a better fit than CPTi. Single crowns showed an improved fit when compared with the three-unit FPD. Mid-occlusal internal gap demonstrated greater values than the axial internal gap.


CONCLUSIONS
This in vitro study suggested marginal fit of complete crowns and three-unit FPDs cast by CPTi or Ti-6Al-4V alloy were within the range of what is clinically acceptable for longevity of restorations.
Al Wazzan
Khalid A
KA
Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. alwazzan@ksu.edu.sa
Al-Nazzawi
Ahmad A
AA
D000497:Alloys; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001641:Bicuspid; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003763:Dental Leakage / Q000517:prevention & control; D018772:Dental Marginal Adaptation; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D014025:Titanium
D000497:Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); D014025:Titanium