title: [Effects of surface treatment on the fracture resistance of teeth restored with fiber posts and core system].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effects of different surface treatment on the fracture resistance of teeth restored with fiber posts and core system.
  
  
  METHODS
  24 fiber posts were divided into three groups according to different surface treatment techniques, including sandblasting, etching with hydrogen peroxide, and no treatment performed (the control group). All fiber posts were luted with a composite resin luting agent in the canal roots. The teeth were restored with composite resin cores and metal crowns. After cementation, the teeth were subjected to simulated aging conditions consisting of mechanical loading cycles and thermal cycles. All teeth were loaded in a mechanical testing machine, and the fracture load and fracture mode of each teeth were recorded.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The fracture resistances of sandblasting and hydrogen peroxide groups were higher than the control group (P<0.05), while the fracture resistances of two test groups had no significant differences (P>0.05). Fracture modes of all fiber post groups were nearer to the coronal third of the root.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Sandblasting and etching with hydrogen peroxide can improve the fracture resistance of teeth.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Prosthodontics, Changsha Stomatological Hospital, Changsha 410008, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xiong
mesh_terms: D002484:Cementation; D003188:Composite Resins; D003442:Crowns; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D006801:Humans; D011176:Post and Core Technique; D019279:Resin Cements; D014082:Tooth Fractures; D014092:Tooth Root
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D019279:Resin Cements