The creep of microspecimens of two conventional and two microfilled composites was studied using a torsional creep apparatus. Small stresses below the materials' proportional limits were maintained for 3 h and recovery was monitored for 30 h. Creep curves were obtained at 21.5,37, and 50Β°C, and thre
Creep of posterior dental composites
β Scribed by Papadogianis, Yannis ;Boyer, Daniel B. ;Lakes, Roderic S.
- Book ID
- 102291095
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 472 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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β¦ Synopsis
The creep of microspecimens of posterior dental composites was studied using a torsional creep apparatus. Shear stresses were maintained for 3 h and recovery was followed for 50 h. Creep curves were ob- tained at 21, 37, and 50Β°C and four torque levels. The effect of conditioning the specimens in water up to 8 weeks was studied.
The posterior composites exhibited linear viscoelastic behavior at low deformations. They had higher shear moduli and greater resistance to creep than conventional and microfilled composites. In aging experiments, maximum shear moduli occurred when specimens were 48 h to 1 week old. Subsequent softening was attributed to water absorption. Residual strain was highest when the composites were stressed within 24 h of initiating polymerization. Residual strain was very low in specimens 48 h to 8 weeks of age.
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