The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of fibre-reinforced composites and onlay restorations on the fracture resistance of the cracked teeth. The experiments were grouped as follows: intact teeth, cracked teeth, crown; onlay; annular ribbond + onlay, laminated ribbond + onlay and fibre post + onlay; annular ribbond + crown, laminated ribbond + crown and fibre post + crown. The maximal Von Mises stress of dentin, the maximal Von Mises stress at the crack, the fracture resistance and fracture pattern under static loading were analysed by single-factor analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post-test by LSD. The annular ribbond + crown had a significant difference in fracture resistance than the crown (P < 0.05). The annular ribbond + onlay had more favourable fractures than crown in fracture pattern, and there were significant differences (P < 0.05). Compared with crown restoration, fibre-reinforced composites and onlay can improve the fracture resistance of the cracked teeth.
Keywords: 3D finite element; cracked tooth; fiber-reinforced composite; fracture strength; onlay.
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