Tratamento de superfície de restaurações cerâmicas para caracterização de uma camada funcionalmente modificada: análise de elemento finito e testes laboratoriais

Abstract

Surface treatment of ceramic restorations functionally modified layers caracterization: finite element analysis and laboratory testing This study aims to evaluate the ceramics restorations reliability with diferents surface treatments. A three layer model 10x 10 mm was created in Solidworks software with the following thicknesses and material descriptions. A: 1) dentin-like substrate = 4 mm; 2) cement = 100 m; 3) restorative material = 1.5 mm. The model was inserted into ABAQUS® software for finite element analysis. Two simulations was made in two distinct models; all layers free and all layers fixed simulating bond between substrate/cement/ceramic. Elastic modulus () and Poisson's () ratio values for all groups were extracted from the literature. Restorative materials involved VITA Enamic ( =30 GPa; = 0.3), LAVA Ultimate ( =12.77 GPa; = 0.3), lithium disilicate ( = 95 GPa; = 0.25), zirconia ( = 210 GPa; = 0.3) and resin cement ( = 6,3 GPa; = 0.3). A mesh created using finite element analysis (FEA) modeling and a 200 N load applied to the center of the restorative material upper layer. The voltage pikes values along the interface between the layers were obtained. Each model was constrained to observe the profiles of stress distribution. Based on results, 194 monolayer lithium disilicate (LiDi) specimens (10x10x0.9mm) were divided into 9 groups (n=21): AR (as received); ARE20 (etched with hydrofluoric acid 5%, 20 s); ARE120 (etched, 120 s); SB( sandblasted with aluminun oxide); SBE20 (sandblasted and etched ,20 s); SBE120 (sandblasted and etched, 120 s). All treated LiDi specimens (10x10x4mm) were bonded to composite substrate (TetricCeram) which had itself been 30 days aged. All specimens was The bonding agent used was Panavia F (AR, SB, ARE120, SBE120) and Variolink II (AR, SB,ARE20, ARE120, SBE120) after silanization resulting trilayer specimens (LiDi/cement/composite). All trilayer specimens were aged in distilled water for at least 7 days. Five specimens from the non-controlled etched group were subject to single loading to failure testing. The remaining specimens were tested under fatigue testing utilizing step-stress accelerated life testing (SSALT). A master Weibull distribution was calculated and reliability was determined (with 90% confidence bounds) at a given number of cycles and loads. Roughness and fractography was used.Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) was used to analyse and compare the surface micro structure of distincts LiDi specimens which had been sandblasted and etched as same as SSALT groups. All this latter had their condionted area evaluated at Image J with images. Restorative materials showed different patterns of stress distribution. Zirconia presented stress concentration higher than lithium disilicate as a core substrate. The rigidity of the restorative material suggests a more homogeneous distribution of tensions with more constant maximum stress values. The strength and reliability of the specimens with deep etching depth (120 seconds) were higher when compared to the others groups. Micro surface structure of the lithium disilicate plate sandblasted etched for 120 seconds demonstrated more profound roughness and porosity. The zirconia surface did not show great roughness after sandblasted and etched with hydrofluoric acid in different times. After lithum dissilicate ceramics micro-structural analysis and reliability, the surface treatment enhances the reliability regarding resin cement used.