Resistência à fratura de pilares de próteses fixas restaurados com núcleo direto e indireto em mandíbulas de suínos

Abstract

The aim of this study was to compare the fracture strength of abutment teeth, under fixed partial denture (FPD), restored with direct and indirect core, to analyze the type of fracture and to verify its relation to the type of core used. A total of 15 bone blocks taken from the jaw of adult swine, with at least 1th and 3rd molars, that were the abutment teeth for the FPD. The specimens were divided into 3 experimental groups (GR): GR I - (control) dentine core, GR II - cast metallic core in non-precious Cu-Al alloy (NPG, Aalbadent, USA) and GR III - glass fiber post (White post DC, FGM, BRA) and composite resin (Opallis, FGM, BRA). The standardization of coronary core was performed by a matrix of acetate obtained from the preparation of the GR I. The cementation of intraradicular retainers was performed with dual self-adhesive resin cement (RelyX U100, 3MESPE, USA). Infrastructures for FPDs of four elements were waxed, from acetate matrix to standardize the size and shape, casted with non-precious Ni-Cr alloy (Wironia light, Wilcos, USA) and cemented with dual self-adhesive resin cement (RelyX U100, 3MESPE, USA). The bone blocks were embedded in acrylic resin and subjected to compression test by universal testing machine, until fracture. The fractures were classified as repairable (upper or to the bone level) or irreparable (beyond the bone level), after analysis by stereomicroscope and tomography computed. Tests Analysis of variance and Fisher's exact test (p<0.05) were applied for statistical analysis. For the variable fracture strength, there were no statistical differences among the cores tested (p = 0.113), both GR I and the GR III, 100% of the fractures were repairable and GR II, 80% of the fractures were irreparable. There is evidence of association between fracture type and the core type used (p = 0.011). It was possible to conclude that: 1. The type of core used did not influence the fracture strength of the abutment teeth. 2. The type of fracture occurred in the abutments was predominantly repairable, when restored with direct core, and irreparable when restored with indirect core. 3. There is association between core type and the fracture type occurred.