Fracture resistance and failure pattern of endodontically treated maxillary premolars restored with transfixed glass fiber post: an in vitro and finite element analysis

Saleem Abdulrab, Greta Geerts and Ganesh Thiagarajan

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2024, vol. 27, issue 4, 419-430

Abstract: The aims of the study were to determine the effect of different types of endodontic sealers and the presence of a horizontal glass fiber post (HGFP) on the fracture resistance and fracture pattern of mesio-occluso-distal (MOD) restored upper premolars and to analyze the stress distribution. Sixty extracted upper premolars received root canal treatment (RCT) and a MOD cavity preparation. All MOD cavities were restored with the same composite resin (CR). The 60 teeth were divided randomly into 6 groups (n = 10); Group1= AH Plus sealer; Group 2= TotalFill BC sealer; Group 3= BioRoot RCS sealer; Group 4= AH plus sealer + HGFP; Group 5= TotalFill BC sealer + HGFP; and, Group 6= Bio Root RCS sealer + HGFP. All specimens were thermocycled and subjected to cyclic loading. Next, the specimens were subjected to a static load using a universal testing machine. Data were analyzed using two-way ANOVA. Two micro-CTs of the same upper premolar, one without the HGFP and later one with HGFP inserted were made and used to create two finite element (FE) models. For the fracture resistance, two-way ANOVA revealed significant differences for the effect of HGFP (p = 0.029), but no differences for the effect of root canal sealer type (p = 0.561). The HGFP groups showed higher restorable fracture compared to groups without HGFP (p = 0.013). Finite element analysis showed that the inclusion of HGFP reduces stress concentration at the occlusal interface and cervical region. Therefore, it can be concluded that HGFP significantly increased the fracture resistance of endodontically treated upper premolars with MOD cavities and reduced the risk for non-restorable fractures. The FE analysis supports the mechanical test results.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2023.2252954

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