The effect of cement thickness on the fracture strength of all‐ceramic crowns
- 1 February 1995
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Australian Dental Journal
- Vol. 40 (1), 17-21
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1834-7819.1995.tb05607.x
Abstract
The effect of increasing cement thickness on the fracture strength of aluminous porcelain jacket crowns was investigated in this study. Thirty-three aluminous porcelain jacket crowns were divided into three groups. In Group 1, only platinum foil was used to provide cement space. In Group 2 two layers and Group 3 four layers of die spacer were painted onto the metal die before impression taking. Each crown was cemented onto a metal die with zinc phosphate cement and loaded until fracture. The maximum force to break each crown was recorded. The average fracture load was 408 N for Group 1,365 N for Group 2 and 324 N for Group 3. ANOVA (SPSS) found a significant difference (p < 0.05) between groups. A Scheffe Test revealed a significant difference between Groups 1 and 3. It was concluded that increasing the cement thickness above 70 μm reduced the fracture strength of porcelain jacket crowns.Keywords
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