Influence of cyclical fatigue on torsional fracture morphology in endodontic instruments. / Influence of cyclical fatigue on torsional fracture morphology in endodontic instruments.
Acta odontol. latinoam
; Acta odontol. latinoam;26(1): 32-6, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Cyclical fatigue may influence the appearance and propagation of the type of fracture of an endodontic instrument. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of cyclic fatigue on morphological features of torsional fracture in Pathfile nickel-titanium rotary instruments for surgical preparation in endodontics. Thirty new Pathfile instruments (Dentsply- Maillefer. Ballaigues-Switzerland) diameter .13 and taper .02 were randomly divided into 5 groups (n = 6). Twenty-four of them were subject to cyclical fatigue by continuous rotation using a stainless steel cylinder with internal bore 0.5 mm, length 25 mm, with a curve of 45 degrees and radius 8 mm at 5 mm from the tip, at 300 rpm and 1 Ncm torque for different times A 15 sec, B 75 sec, C 150 sec and D 300 sec, while the fifth group was kept as a control (group N). As a second step, the instruments were rotated at 2 rpm and 1 Ncm torque, with their apical 3 mm fixed in a resin block until they suffered torsional fracture. The fracture surfaces were analyzed using a conventional high-vacuum scanning electron microscope (Phillips mod. 515) at 400x. All instruments had ductile fracture areas of different sizes. The ductile fracture areas were measured as percentages of the total area of the instrument by means of Golden Ratio (Softonic) software for measuring images. The data obtained were analyzed statistically using one-way variance analysis followed by Tukeys multiple comparison test. There were significant differences among groups regarding cyclic fatigue time and fragile fracture area (P < .001). Comparison of percentages shows five significant differences between N/C; N/D; A/D; C/N and C/A. No other comparison was significant. It is concluded that the increase in cyclical fatigue to which the rotating PathFile instrument is subject significantly increases the percentage of ductile fracture area produced by torsion.
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06-national
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BINACIS
Assunto principal:
Instrumentos Odontológicos
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Endodontia
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Acta odontol. latinoam
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Argentina