A Comparison of Flexural Strength and Diametral Tensile Strength of a Ceramic-based ORMOCER (registered trademark) and a Conventional Resin-Based Composite
Abstract
The purpose of this bench-top study was to compare the flexural strength and diametral tensile strength of a ceramic based ORMOCER (registered trademark) restorative material to a resin-based composite restorative material. Forty samples of commercially available composite resin restorative materials were assessed for diametral tensile strength (DTS) in accordance with ADA Specification No. 27 and maximum flexural strength (FS) in accordance with ISO 4049. The samples were evenly divided between two different composites including 3M ESPE Filtek Supreme Ultra and Admira Fusion. All testing was completed on an Instron 5943: three-point fexural strength test, compression platens and a load cell of 1 kN. Exploratory data analyses were conducted on continuous data (DST, FS). Analyses of variance (ANOVA) was conducted to assess differences in DTS and FS between the two composites. Statistical significance for all statistical tests was declared at P < 0.05.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1183055
Entities
People
- Monique O. Merino
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences