AIM Restoring endodontically treated teeth is one of the major treatments provided by the dental practitioner. Selection and proper use of restorative materials continues to be a source of frustration for many clinicians. There is controversy surrounding the most suitable choice of restorative material and the placement method that will result in the highest probability of successful treatment....

INTRODUCTION Many studies have been performed to evaluate the stress distribution around endodontic posts; those which compared posts composed of different materials are rare. The aim of this study was to compare stresses induced in dentin by three structurally different posts using photoelasticity method. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine blocks of PSM-5 Photoelastic material with 45×45×10 mm dimen...

Dispersion compensation in optical fiber communication system is analyzed. Performance is analyzed at10 Gbps in optical communication system with different transmission distance. To analyze the different modulation formats for optical modulation system and the impact of dispersion compensators on the performance of efficient optical communication system. Q factor and BER is analyzed with respec...

Fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) molding compounds with micromechanic requirements for fiber lengths longer than critical length (Lc) are now the most important breakthrough in Dentistry since the amalgam. The Lc is a measure of the minimum perfectly aligned fiber length dimension needed before maximum fiber stress transfer starts to occur within the cured resin [1-3]. Mechanical properties tes...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of posts with different morphologies on stress distribution in an endodontically treated mandibular premolar by using finite element models (FEMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS A mandibular premolar was modeled using the ANSYS software program. Two models were created to represent circular and oval fiber posts in this tooth model. An o...

In this paper, a sapphire-derived fiber (SDF) with core diameter of 10 μm and cladding 125 is fabricated by the melt-in-tube method, Bragg gratings (FBGs) reflectivity over 80% are prepared femtosecond laser point-by-point direct writing method. By analyzing refractive index distribution reflection spectral characteristics SDF, it can be seen that SDF graded few-mode fiber. order to study eleme...

BACKGROUND Posts are used to enhance crown buildup in pulpless teeth with destructed crown portion. Different types of post are used in endodontically treated teeth. The aim of the present in vitro study was to evaluate fracture resistance of custom made, metal, glass fiber reinforced and carbon reinforced posts in endodontically treated teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS An in vitro study was carr...

AIM To compare the efficacy of resin composite restorations, retained with either polyethylene or zirconia-rich glass fiber posts. METHODS Sixty-two single rooted maxillary and mandibular central incisor teeth in forty-four patients (15 males and 29 females; age range 15-32 years) were restored either with an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWP) fiber post (Bondable Reinforcement R...

In this paper, the post-cracking tensile behavior of Ultra-High Performance Cementitious Composites (UHPCC) was studied and an improved analytical model to predict the behavior depending on the fiber orientation distribution was proposed. Two different casting methods were adopted to estimate the influence of the casting method on the tensile behavior. The direct tensile test results showed tha...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluated, in vitro, the fracture resistance of human non-vital teeth restored with different reconstruction protocols. MATERIAL AND METHODS Forty human anterior roots of similar shape and dimensions were assigned to four groups (n=10), according to the root reconstruction protocol: Group I (control): non-weakened roots with glass fiber post; Group II: roots with composit...