• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.611-621
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• 2005

State of problem: Zirconia all-ceramic restoration fabricated with CAM system is on an increasing trend in dentistry. However, evaluation of the marginal and internal fits of zirconia bridge seldomly have been reported. Purpose: This study was to evaluate the at of margin and internal surface in posterior 3-unit zirconia bridge framework fabricated with CAM system(DeguDent, Germany). Material and Method: Preparations of secondary premolar and secondary molar on artificial resin model were performed for fabrication of 3-unit posterior bridge framework. Fits of 5 zirconia bridge framework were compared with 5 precious ceramo-metal alloy framework(V-GnathosPlus, Metalor, Switzerland), and prepared margins were designed to chamfer and shoulder finishing line. Each framework was cemented to epoxy resin model with reinforced glass ionomer(FujiCEM, GC Co., Japan), embedded in acrylic resin and sectioned in two planes, mesio-distal and buccolingual. Samples were divided into six pieces by sectioning and had two pieces of each surface(i.e mesial, distal, buccal and lingual surface) per abutment, so there were eight measuring points in each abutment. External gap was measured at the margin and internal gaps were measured at the margin, axial and occlusal surface. Gaps were observed under the measuring microscope(Compact measuring microscope STM5; Olympus, Japan) at a magnification of $\times100$. T-test were used to determine the statistic significance of the different gaps between zirconia and metal framework. Results and Conclusion: 1. External and internal marginal gaps of zirconia and metal framework were in clinically acceptable range. External marginal gaps were not different significantly between zirconia$(81.9{\mu}m)$ and metal $(81.3{\mu}m)$ framework and internal marginal gaps of zirconia $(44.6{\mu}m)$ were smaller than those of metal framework $(58.6{\mu}m)$. 2. Internal axial gaps of zirconia framework$(96.7{\mu}m)$ were larger than those of metal frame-work$(78.1{\mu}m)$ significantly and adversely, internal occlusal gaps of zirconia frame-work$(89.4{\mu}m)$ were smaller than those of metal framework $(104.9{\mu}m)$ significantly. 3. There were no significant differences in external and internal marginal gaps between chamfer and shoulder finish line when zirconia frameworks were fabricated.

• 대한치과보철학회지
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.236-244
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• 2011

연구 목적: 본 연구는 다양한 CAD/CAM 시스템에 의해 제작된 지르코니아를 이용한 3-unit 브릿지 코어의 적합도를 "Replica Technique"으로 측정하여 기존 제품들의 내면 및 변연 적합도를 평가해 각 시스템의 적합 특성을 알아보고 임상 적용에 참고 자료로 활용하고자 시행하였다. 연구 재료 및 방법: 상악 좌측 제1소구치를 결손치로 하고 상악 좌측 견치, 상악 좌측 제2소구치를 지대치로 하는 3-unit 고정성 가공의치를 구현한 티타늄 모형을 제작하고, 40개의 실험 모형을 제작하였다. 각 모형을 10개씩 분류하고 Cerasys$^{(R)}$ (C군), Dentaim$^{(R)}$ (D군), KaVo Everest$^{(R)}$ (K군), $Lava^{TM}$ (L군)시스템으로 각각 지르코니아 코어를 제작하였다. 제작된 코어는 각 지대치마다 내면에 16개의 점을 선택하고 "Replica Technique"을 이용하여 각 포인트의 간극을 측정하였고 부위별 측정치를 비교, 평가하였다. Two-way ANOVA와 Dunnett T3 analysis를 이용하여 통계 분석하였다(${\alpha}$=.05). 결과: 모든 시스템에서 변연의 외부보다 내부에서 조금 더 큰 간극을 보이는 특징을 보였다. K군의 경우 전반적인 적합도는 우수하였으나 절단부위의 간극이 아주 크게 나타나는 특징을 보였고, C군의 경우 변연부위의 간극은 K군와 비교하여 크지만(P<.05) 전반적인 내면 간극이 다른 시스템에 비해 균일한 특징을 보였다. 축벽의 간극에서는 모든 시스템, 모든 절단부위에서 $100\;{\mu}m$ 미만의 우수한 적합도를 보였다. L군와 C군의 경우 변연의 외측부와 내측부의 간극차이가 적었으나 KaVo Everest$^{(R)}$와 Dentaim$^{(R)}$의 경우 마진 내측이 외측보다 간극이 큰 특징을 보였다(P<.05). 변연과 내면적합도로 나누어 분석하였을 때 K군과 C군이 D군과 L군보다 상대적으로 더 좋은 변연 및 내면 적합도를 보였고(P<.05) 두 지대치 중 견치가 제2소구치보다 더 좋은 적합도를 보였다(P<.05). 결론: 대부분의 시스템에서 변연 부위의 적합도는 임상적으로 허용 가능한 범위에 있었다. 변연 간극과 내면 간극 모두에서 지대치 중에 견치에서보다 제2소구치에서 더 큰 간극을 나타내었다. 또한 대부분의 시스템에서 축벽보다는 교합면 쪽 간극이 상대적으로 크게 형성되었다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2019

PURPOSE. Limited data is available regarding the differences for possible microleakage problems and fitting accuracy of zirconia versus titanium abutments with various connection designs. The purpose of this in vitro study was to investigate the effect of connection design and abutment material on the sealing capability and fitting accuracy of abutments. MATERIALS AND METHODS. A total of 42 abutments with different connection designs [internal conical (IC), internal tri-channel (IT), and external hexagonal (EH)] and abutment materials [titanium (Ti) and zirconia (Zr)] were evaluated. The inner parts of implants were inoculated with $0.7{\mu}L$ of polymicrobial culture (P. gingivalis, T. forsythia, T. denticola and F. nucleatum) and connected with their respective abutments under sterile conditions. The penetration of bacteria into the surrounding media was assessed by the visual evaluation of turbidity at each time point and the number of colony forming units (CFUs) was counted. The marginal gap at the implant- abutment interface (IAI) was measured by scanning electron microscope. The data sets were statistically analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis followed by Mann-Whitney U tests with the Bonferroni-Holm correction (${\alpha}=.05$). RESULTS. Statistically significant difference was found among the groups based on the results of leaked colonies (P<.05). The EH-Ti group characterized by an external hexagonal connection were less resistant to bacterial leakage than the groups EH-Zr, IT-Zr, IT-Ti, IC-Zr, and IC-Ti (P<.05). The marginal misfit (in ${\mu}m$) of the groups were in the range of 2.7-4.0 (IC-Zr), 1.8-5.3 (IC-Ti), 6.5-17.1 (IT-Zr), 5.4-12.0 (IT-Ti), 16.8-22.7 (EH-Zr), and 10.3-15.4 (EH-Ti). CONCLUSION. The sealing capability and marginal fit of abutments were affected by the type of abutment material and connection design.

• Imaging Science in Dentistry
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• 제52권3호
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• pp.303-308
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• 2022

Purpose: This technical report aims to describe and detail the use of micro-computed tomography for a reliable evaluation of the bulk-fill composite/tooth interface. Materials and Methods: Bulk-fill composite restorations in tooth cavities were scanned using micro-computed tomography to obtain qualitatively and quantitatively valuable information. Two-dimensional information was processed using specific algorithms, and ultimately a 3-dimensional (3D) specimen reconstruction was generated. The 3D rendering allowed the visualization of voids inside bulk-fill composite materials and provided quantitative measurements. The 3D analysis software VG Studio MAX was used to perform image analysis and assess gap formation within the tooth-restoration interface. In particular, to evaluate internal adaptation, the Defect Analysis addon module of VG Studio Max was used. Results: The data, obtained with the processing software, highlighted the presence and the shape of gaps in different colours, representing the volume of porosity within a chromatic scale in which each colour quantitatively represents a well-defined volume. Conclusion: Micro-computed tomography makes it possible to obtain several quantitative parameters, providing fundamental information on defect shape and complexity. However, this technique has the limit of not discriminating materials without radiopacity and with low or no filler content, such as dental adhesives, and hence, they are difficult to visualise through software reconstruction.