Investigation on the retentive force and fatigue property of different designed polyetheretherketone clasps
10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2024.05.009
- VernacularTitle:不同设计的聚醚醚酮卡环固位及疲劳性能研究
- Author:
Yichen LUO
1
;
Lin QIU
;
Mingzhu GENG
;
Wei ZHANG
Author Information
1. 南京医科大学附属口腔医院口腔特诊科,江苏南京(210029);南京医科大学口腔疾病研究江苏省重点实验室,江苏南京(210029);江苏省口腔转化医学工程研究中心,江苏南京(210029)
- Keywords:
polyetheretherketone;
clasp;
retentive force;
fatigue;
undercut
- From:
STOMATOLOGY
2024;44(5):369-374
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective By investigating the retention and fatigue performance of polyetheretherketone(PEEK)clasps with increased proportions of clasp arm engaging the undercut,an innovative method to improve PEEK clasps'performance was proposed and verified.Methods Three groups of PEEK clasps(n=10/group)with the terminal 1/3,2/3 and whole of their retentive arms engaging the 0.75 mm undercut were designed and fabricated respectively along with a group of cobalt-chrome clasps(n=10)with their terminal 1/3 of retentive arms engaging the 0.25 mm undercut.Retentive forces were recorded initially and every 1 500 cycles for a total of 15 000 in-sertion and removal fatigue cycles.Optical scanning and software analysis were applied to evaluate the deformation of the clasps by root mean square(RMS)after fatigue test.The inner surface morphology of clasps'arms was observed by scanning electron microscopy.Re-sults PEEK clasps with the whole of their retentive arms engaging the undercut exhibited highest mean retentive force(9.24±1.78)Namong other PEKK clasps,which was slightly lower than that of cobalt-chrome clasps(11.88±2.05)N.The retentive force of each group turned out to be reduced after fatigue cycles and cobalt-chrome clasps showed the greatest reduction(38.38%).The RMS of the PEEK clasps groups were of no statistical difference(P=0.111)and were lower than that of cobalt-chrome clasps(105.47±10.82)μm.Evidence of surface abrasion was observed on all groups of clasps especially on the section that engaged the undercut.Conclusion Increasing the proportion of PEEK clasp arm engaging the undercut effectively improved the retentive force and satisfied clinical re-quirements after fatigue cycles.PEEK clasps exhibited greater retention stability than cobalt-chrome clasps.It is feasible to improve the performance of PEEK clasps by increasing the proportion of clasp arm engaging the undercut.
