title: An Optical System to Monitor the Displacement Field of Glass-fibre Posts Subjected to Thermal Loading.
abstract: Endocanalar posts are necessary to build up and retain coronal restorations but they do not reinforce dental roots. It was observed that the dislodgement of post-retained restorations commonly occurs after several years of function and long-term retention may be influenced by various factors such as temperature changes. Temperature changes, in fact, produce micrometric deformations of post and surrounding tissues/materials that may generate high stress concentrations at the interface thus leading to failure. In this study we present an optical system based on the projection moiré technique that has been utilized to monitor the displacement field of endocanalar glass-fibre posts subjected to temperature changes. Measurements were performed on forty samples and the average displacement values registered at the apical and middle region were determined for six different temperature levels. A total of 480 displacement measurements was hence performed. The values of the standard deviation computed for each of the tested temperatures over the forty samples appear reasonably small which proves the robustness and the reliability of the proposed optical technique. The possible implications for the use of the system in the applicative context were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Corsalini
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pettini
authors.affiliation: Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di Venere
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neurosciences and Sensory Organs, University of Bari Aldo Moro, 70124 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ballini
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, University of Chieti "G. d'Annunzio", 66100 Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chiatante
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lamberti
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Carmine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pappalettere
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiorentino
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Uva
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Monno
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Politecnico di Bari, 70126 Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boccaccio
keywords: Dental materials; Endocanalar post; Projection moiré; Thermal deformation; Thermal stress