Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission

The aim of the study was to investigate the fracture behaviour of four different groups of zirconia abutments with internal and external connections: (A) Astra Tech ZirDesign&#8482; abutment on Astra Tech Implants, (B) Procera<sup>&#174;</sup> Esthetic abutment on Nobel Biocare M...

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Main Authors: Suet Yeo Soo, Nikolaos Silikas, Julian Satterthwaite
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/2009
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author Suet Yeo Soo
Nikolaos Silikas
Julian Satterthwaite
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description The aim of the study was to investigate the fracture behaviour of four different groups of zirconia abutments with internal and external connections: (A) Astra Tech ZirDesign&#8482; abutment on Astra Tech Implants, (B) Procera<sup>&#174;</sup> Esthetic abutment on Nobel Biocare MK III Groovy Implants, (C) IPS e.max<sup>&#174;</sup> on Straumann Implants, and (D) ZiReal<sup>&#174;</sup> Posts on Biomet 3I implants. The load was applied on the assemblies using a Zwick universal testing machine: the initial and final failure loads and amplitude were recorded using acoustic emission technique. Mean initial and final failure force was found to be significantly different in each group (P &lt; 0.001). IPS e.max<sup>&#174;</sup> Straumann abutments exhibited the highest resistance to final fracture force compared to other abutment types. Acoustic emission can be used as one of the methods to detect fracture behaviour of implant abutments. There were no significant differences in fracture loads between the internal and externally connected zirconia abutments studied. However, externally connected abutments demonstrated screw loosening and some deformations.
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spelling doaj.art-d14cb2741cfd4cdf9415ee92f204594b2022-12-22T02:45:08ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442019-06-011212200910.3390/ma12122009ma12122009Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic EmissionSuet Yeo Soo0Nikolaos Silikas1Julian Satterthwaite2Centre for Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, The National University of Malaysia, Selangor 43600, MalaysiaDentistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKDentistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UKThe aim of the study was to investigate the fracture behaviour of four different groups of zirconia abutments with internal and external connections: (A) Astra Tech ZirDesign&#8482; abutment on Astra Tech Implants, (B) Procera<sup>&#174;</sup> Esthetic abutment on Nobel Biocare MK III Groovy Implants, (C) IPS e.max<sup>&#174;</sup> on Straumann Implants, and (D) ZiReal<sup>&#174;</sup> Posts on Biomet 3I implants. The load was applied on the assemblies using a Zwick universal testing machine: the initial and final failure loads and amplitude were recorded using acoustic emission technique. Mean initial and final failure force was found to be significantly different in each group (P &lt; 0.001). IPS e.max<sup>&#174;</sup> Straumann abutments exhibited the highest resistance to final fracture force compared to other abutment types. Acoustic emission can be used as one of the methods to detect fracture behaviour of implant abutments. There were no significant differences in fracture loads between the internal and externally connected zirconia abutments studied. However, externally connected abutments demonstrated screw loosening and some deformations.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/2009fracture strengthimplant abutmentsinternal connectionexternal connectionacoustic emission
spellingShingle Suet Yeo Soo
Nikolaos Silikas
Julian Satterthwaite
Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
Materials
fracture strength
implant abutments
internal connection
external connection
acoustic emission
title Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
title_full Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
title_fullStr Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
title_short Measurement of Fracture Strength of Zirconia Dental Implant Abutments with Internal and External Connections Using Acoustic Emission
title_sort measurement of fracture strength of zirconia dental implant abutments with internal and external connections using acoustic emission
topic fracture strength
implant abutments
internal connection
external connection
acoustic emission
url https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/12/12/2009
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