Fatigue resistance of CAD/CAM resin composite molar crowns

• Published in: Dental materials Vol. 32; no. 4; pp. 499 - 509
• Main Authors: Shembish, Fatma A., Tong, Hui, Kaizer, Marina, Janal, Malvin N., Thompson, Van P., Opdam, Niek J., Zhang, Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
• Subjects: Acrylic Resins - chemistry; Advanced Basic Science; Aluminum Silicates - chemistry; CAD/CAM crowns; Ceramics - chemistry; Composite Resins - chemistry; Computer-Aided Design; Crowns; Damage; Dental Porcelain - chemistry; Dental Prosthesis Design; Dental Restoration Failure; Dental Stress Analysis; Dentistry; Fatigue; Fatigue cracks; Fatigue failure; Fracture; Fracture mechanics; Glass - chemistry; Glass ceramics; Glass-ceramic; Humans; In Vitro Techniques; Materials Testing; Molar; Polymer matrix composites; Polymers; Polyurethanes - chemistry; Resin Cements - chemistry; Resin composite; Resins; Surface Properties; Weibull analysis; Fatigue; Resin composite; Glass-ceramic; Fracture; CAD/CAM crowns; Weibull analysis

•Monolithic Lava Ultimate crowns tolerate fatigue loads 3–4 times higher than IPS Empress CAD.•Lava Ultimate crowns may offer an esthetic alternative for ceramic posterior crowns.•This nanohybrid indirect resin composite has a potential to be used in high stress-bearing applications. To demonstrate...