Biomechanical Evaluation of a Tooth Restored with High Performance Polymer PEKK Post-Core System: A 3D Finite Element Analysis

Biomed Res Int. 2017:2017:1373127. doi: 10.1155/2017/1373127. Epub 2017 Mar 12.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical behavior and long-term safety of high performance polymer PEKK as an intraradicular dental post-core material through comparative finite element analysis (FEA) with other conventional post-core materials. A 3D FEA model of a maxillary central incisor was constructed. A cyclic loading force of 50 N was applied at an angle of 45° to the longitudinal axis of the tooth at the palatal surface of the crown. For comparison with traditionally used post-core materials, three materials (gold, fiberglass, and PEKK) were simulated to determine their post-core properties. PEKK, with a lower elastic modulus than root dentin, showed comparably high failure resistance and a more favorable stress distribution than conventional post-core material. However, the PEKK post-core system showed a higher probability of debonding and crown failure under long-term cyclic loading than the metal or fiberglass post-core systems.

MeSH terms

  • Benzophenones
  • Composite Resins / chemistry
  • Composite Resins / therapeutic use
  • Crowns
  • Dental Materials / chemistry
  • Dental Materials / therapeutic use
  • Dental Stress Analysis*
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Glass / chemistry
  • Gold / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Incisor / drug effects
  • Incisor / pathology
  • Ketones / chemistry*
  • Ketones / therapeutic use
  • Polyethylene Glycols / chemistry*
  • Polyethylene Glycols / therapeutic use
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Polymers / therapeutic use
  • Tooth Root / drug effects*
  • Tooth Root / pathology

Substances

  • Benzophenones
  • Composite Resins
  • Dental Materials
  • Ketones
  • Polymers
  • fiberglass
  • polyetheretherketone
  • Polyethylene Glycols
  • Gold