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The fracture toughness of various core materials.

PURPOSE: This study determined the fracture toughness of four core buildup materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Single-edge notch, bar-shaped specimens conforming to the American Society for Testing Materials standard E-399 were fabricated for a high copper amalgam alloy, two composite resins, and a glass ionomer buildup material. The specimens were stored in air for 1 week and then tested in three-point bending mode with an Instron Universal Testing Machine (Instron Corporation, Canton, MA). RESULTS: Fracture toughness values obtained were as follows: Fluorocore (composite resin; Caulk, Milford, DE), 1.54 MN.m-1.5; Ti-Core (composite resin and titanium; Essential Dental Systems, New York, NY), 1.34 MN.m-1.5; Valiant Ph.D. (amalgam; Caulk), 1.29 MN.m-1.5; and Coreshade Glass Ionomer Base Cement (Shofu Inc, Kyota, Japan), 0.55 MN.m-1. 5. CONCLUSIONS: Glass ionomer materials are probably unsuitable as core buildup materials because of their relatively low fracture toughness. Fluorocore, Ti-Core, and amalgam all had fracture toughness values significantly greater than the glass ionomer (P < .01).[1]

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  1. The fracture toughness of various core materials. Ziebert, A.J., Dhuru, V.B. Journal of prosthodontics : official journal of the American College of Prosthodontists. (1995) [Pubmed]
 
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