409136

Effect of different connector designs on the fracture resistance of zirconia all-ceramic fixed partial dentures

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Fixed Prosthodontics and Prosthodontics

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate and compare the fracture resistance of the zirconia frameworks with two different connector designs; concave gingival margin and convex gingival margins. Materials and Methods: Epoxy resin second premolar and second molar duplicated from acrylic cast “el banna" were mounted in an acrylic resin base and prepared to receive full coverage zirconia restoration. A total of thirty six all-ceramic three-unit FPDs were fabricated using CAD/CAM technology, then they were divided in to two groups according the connector designs (concave and convex gingival margins) n=18. Framework trial fittings were conducted on the epoxy dies. Glass ionomer cement was employed for the cementation of all restorations. All samples were subjected to fracture resistance test. Results: notable difference in mean maximum load between the two connection types, with the convex connection type exhibiting a substantially higher mean load than the concave connection type. Conclusions: The fracture resistance values for the tested groups indicated that monolithic zirconia fixed partial dentures can withstand masticatory forces in the molar region, despite variations in connector design. The fracture resistance of the full contoured monolithic zirconia is affected by the connector design.

DOI

10.21608/msadj.2024.335599.1046

Keywords

Fracture resistance, connector, convex, and concave

Authors

First Name

Mai

Last Name

Hesham Abd El Rahman

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Affiliation

MSA University

Email

mhesham@msa.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000 0001 7422 8524

First Name

Faisal

Last Name

Hamza

MiddleName

safwat

Affiliation

Lecturer, Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

fhamza@msa.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0002-4048-7541

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

hashim

MiddleName

wagdy

Affiliation

Fixed Prosthodontics Department MSA University. Cairo, Egypt

Email

ahmedw@msa.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-2366-0338

First Name

mahitab

Last Name

mansour

MiddleName

mohamed

Affiliation

Dental biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Modern Sciences and Arts University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

mahymansour@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0000-0003-1261-2795

Volume

4

Article Issue

1

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53502

Issue Date

2025-01-01

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2024-11-12

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

18

Page End

22

Print ISSN

2812-4944

Online ISSN

3009-6189

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409,136

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2,331

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MSA Dental Journal

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https://msadj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of different connector designs on the fracture resistance of zirconia all-ceramic fixed partial dentures

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01 Feb 2025