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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 3 | Page : 264-269 |
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Comparative evaluation of the effect of different crown ferrule designs on the fracture resistance of endodontically treated mandibular premolars restored with fiber posts, composite cores, and crowns: An ex-vivo study
Nikita Dua1, Bhupendra Kumar1, D Arunagiri1, Mohammad Iqbal1, S Pushpa1, Juhi Hussain2
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Rama Dental College Hospital and Research Center, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Rama Dental College Hospital and Research Center, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Mohammad Iqbal
Flat No 203, Staff Accommodation, Rama Dental College - Hospital and Research Center, A/1-8, Lakhanpur, Kanpur - 208 024, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0972-0707.181945
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Introduction: In cases of severe hard tissue loss, 2 mm circumferential ferrule is difficult to achieve which leads to incorporation of different ferrule designs.
Aim: To compare and evaluate the effect of different crown ferrule designs on the fracture resistance of mandibular premolars restored with fiber posts, composite cores, and crowns.
Materials and Methods: Fifty freshly extracted mandibular premolars were endodontically treated and divided into five groups: Group I - 2 mm circumferential ferrule above the cementoenamel junction (CEJ); Group II - 2 mm ferrule on the facial aspect above CEJ; Group III - 2 mm ferrule on the lingual aspect above CEJ; Group IV - 2 mm ferrule on the facial and lingual aspects above CEJ with interproximal concavities, and Group V - no ferrule (control group) and were later restored with fiber posts, composite cores, and crowns. Specimens were mounted on a universal testing machine, and compressive load was applied at a crosshead speed of 1 mm/min until fracture occurred.
Results: The results showed that circumferential ferrule produced the highest mean fracture resistance and the least fracture resistance was found in the control group.
Conclusion: Circumferential ferrule increases the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth restored with bonded post, core, and crown. |
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