INTRODUCTION The lasting integrity of the bond between the bone and the cement is essential to the success and longevity of cemented total hip replacements [1]. It is well known how the strength of the bone-cement interface is related to the amount of bone interdigitated with the cement [2] and although numerous studies have been carried out on bone-cement interfacial strength at the continuum ...

CONTEXT Resin luting of all-ceramic restorations results in increased performance; however, the strengthening mechanism and the role of the mechanical properties of the resin are not fully understood. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of filler content on the flexural properties of resin luting agents and thereby selecting an appropriate resin luting cement. MATE...

With the increasing elderly population an increase in the number of bony fractures associated to age-related diseases such as osteoporosis also follows. The relatively high stiffness of the acrylic bone cements used in these patients has been suggested to give raise to a suboptimal load distribution surrounding the cement in vivo, and hence contribute to clinical complications, such as addition...

Although elastic properties of hydrating cement paste are crucial in concrete engineering practice, there only a few widely available models for engineers to predict the behavior paste. Therefore, this paper, we derive an analytical model efficiently (e.g., Young’s modulus) Notably, proposed provides prediction hydration, percolation, and homogenization paste, enabling study early age elasticit...

introduction: the resistance to fracture of endodontically treated teeth restored with esthetic post systems has not been extensively researched. this in vitro study compared the fracture patterns of endodontically treated teeth with esthetic post systems with different analysis methods. materials and methods: a total of 26 recently extracted human maxillary central incisors were decoronated an...