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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Braiding Thermoplastic and Glass Fibers in Composite Dental Post Improves Their Mechanical Compatibility, In Vitro Experiment.

Esraa M Abdelkader, Khaled Nassar, Juan Melchor, Guillermo Rus

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Esraa M AbdelkaderDepartment of Structural Mechanics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2760-9169
Khaled NassarDepartment of Textile, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Egypt.
Juan MelchorBiomechanics Group (TEC-12), Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, ibs.GRANADA, 18012 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5542-1588
Guillermo RusDepartment of Structural Mechanics, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-9239-294X
Universidad de Granada · ESBadr University in Cairo · EG

Funding

Junta de Andalucía IE2017-5537 and PI-0107-201Ministry of 305 Health, Spain PI16/00339Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain DPI2017-83859-R, PID2019-106947RA-C22 and (FEDER) EQC2018-004508-P
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mechanical compatibility with the human dentin is a considerable issue when fabricating dental fiber posts. To this purpose, this study introduces a new method of fabricating compatible dental posts using braiding techniques of thermoplastic fibers (matrix) with glass fibers (reinforcement). Fifty fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) posts of thermoplastic yarns polypropylene (PP) braided with continuous filaments glass fibers (GFs) for reinforcement, varying in fiber volume fraction (FVF), and core types are fabricated and tested. Posts are performed using a braiding machine, and braids are placed in an aluminum mold. The filled mold is playced inside an oven at the melting temperature of the polypropylene to produce the final post's shape. An ultrasonic test is conducted to measure the shear modulus and Young's modulus of FRC post specimens by measuring the velocities of both the P-wave and S-wave. In order to ensure the accuracy of the measurements, each sample is measured three times, and then the means and standard deviations of each sample are calculated before analyzing the test results using the means of two steps, namely, clustering and comparing the P and R² values of each cluster, which revealed that FVF, fiber mass, and core type of the specimen had a significant effect on the resulted Young's and shear modulus. The results indicate that the proposed method can fabricate competitive dental posts with regard to different fabricating variables. The samples show Young's modulus ranges of from 10.08 GPa to 31.83 GPa. The following tested hypothesis is supported: the braiding technique of thermoplastic fibers with glass fibers will improve the mechanical compatibility of the resulting posts (ex vivo).

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dental materialsendodonticfiber-reinforced composites (FRCs)fiber volume fraction (FVF)root canal postsshear modulusyoung’s modulus

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PMID33946632
PMCPMC8124747
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