Measuring the effects of water immersion conditions on the durability of fiber-reinforced hybrid composite resin using static and dynamic tests

Dent Mater J. 2012;31(3):449-57. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2011-197. Epub 2012 May 14.

Abstract

The present study was designed to measure the durability of glass fiber-reinforced hybrid resins (FRC) in clinical applications. Accordingly, we studied the effects of static and dynamic loading as well as temperature changes inside the oral cavity, a moist environment, on the bending strength of FRC. The bending strength was measured using several tests, including an open-air bending strength test (AE), a 24-h water immersion test (WC1D), a 2-year water immersion test (WC2Y), a thermal cycling test (TC), a repeated in-water impact test at 37°C/10(5) (WI37), and a repeated in-water impact test at 55°C/10(5) (WI55). The following tests are ordered from greatest to least with respect to GF's bending strength: AE, WI37, WI55, WC1D, WC2Y, and TC. Likewise, the following tests are ordered from greatest to least with respect to EV's bending strength: AE, WC1D, WC2Y, WI37, WI55, and TC.

MeSH terms

  • Air
  • Body Temperature*
  • Composite Resins / chemistry*
  • Dental Stress Analysis / methods
  • Glass / chemistry*
  • Hot Temperature
  • Immersion
  • Materials Testing / methods*
  • Methacrylates / chemistry
  • Mouth / physiology*
  • Pliability
  • Polyurethanes / chemistry
  • Random Allocation
  • Survival Analysis
  • Water

Substances

  • Composite Resins
  • Methacrylates
  • Polyurethanes
  • everStick
  • fiberglass
  • urethanetrimethacrylate
  • Water