Influence of restorative technique on the biomechanical behavior of endodontically treated maxillary premolars. Part I: fracture resistance and fracture mode.
BACKGROUND
Unresolved controversy exists concerning the preferred cavity design and restorative technique used to restore endodontically treated maxillary premolars to improve their resistance to fracture under occlusal load.


OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance, stress distribution, and cusp deformation of endodontically treated human maxillary premolars restored with different materials. The study is divided into 2 parts. In Part I, fracture resistance and fracture mode were determined.


METHODS
Seventy noncarious human maxillary premolars were selected and divided into 7 groups (n=10). The control group, ST, consisted of sound unprepared teeth. Teeth in the other 6 groups were endodontically treated and each received 1 of 2 cavity preparation designs: MODd, direct mesio-occlusal-distal preparation; MODi, indirect mesio-occlusal-distal preparation. Teeth were restored with 4 types of material: AM, MODd restored with amalgam; CR, MODd restored with composite resin; LPR, MODi restored with laboratory-processed composite resin; and LGC, MODi restored with leucite-reinforced glass ceramic. The fracture resistance (N) was assessed under compressive load in a universal testing machine. The data were analyzed by 1-way ANOVA and the Tukey HSD test (alpha =.05). Fracture modes were recorded based on the degree of tooth structure involvement and restoration damage.


RESULTS
Statistical analysis showed that the ST group presented the highest fracture resistance values. The restored groups showed significantly higher fracture resistance values compared to the nonrestored groups. The groups restored with adhesive techniques (LPR, CR, and LGC) presented significantly higher fracture resistance values than the group restored with the nonadhesive technique (AM) (P<.001). The catastrophic fractures were prevalent in MODd, MODi, AM, and LPR groups, and less severe fractures were found in ST and LGC groups. For the CR group, there was no prevalent fracture mode.


CONCLUSIONS
Teeth with the greatest amount of remaining tooth structure and those restored using adhesive technology showed higher fracture resistance values. There was great variation in the type of fracture among groups.
Soares
Paulo Vinicius
PV
Operative Dentistry and Dental Materials, Federal University of Uberlandia, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Santos-Filho
Paulo Cesar Freitas
PC
Martins
Luis Roberto Marcondes
LR
Soares
Carlos Jose
CJ
D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001641:Bicuspid; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D019245:Compressive Strength; D003723:Dental Amalgam / Q000737:chemistry; D003737:Dental Cavity Preparation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent / Q000379:methods*; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011140:Polyurethanes / Q000737:chemistry; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019553:Tooth, Nonvital / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
D000180:Acrylic Resins; C029012:Composite Dental Resin; D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D011140:Polyurethanes; D003723:Dental Amalgam; C023506:Glass ceramics