M. Hayashi et al., Effects of cavity form and setting expansion of refractory dies on adaptability of class II (MO and MOD) fired ceramic inlays, OPER DENT, 25(6), 2000, pp. 549-555
This study investigated the effects of cavity divergence and setting expans
ion of refractory die material on the adaptability of Class II (MO and MOD)
fired ceramic inlays.
Standardized Class II (MO and MOD) cavities with two kinds of lateral wall
divergence (10 and 20 degrees) were prepared in epoxy resin blocks. A refra
ctory die was prepared from an impression of the epoxy resin cavity in whic
h the setting expansion ranged from 0.04 to 1.14%. A ceramic inlay was fire
d on each die. The fabricated inlay was inserted into the epoxy resin cavit
y, and the interfacial distance between the ceramic inlay and the cavity wa
ll at the margin was measured using a reflecting microscope at x100 magnifi
cation. The internal fit was measured after sectioning the specimen longitu
dinally.
The results indicate that the setting expansion of the refractory die mater
ials and the divergence of the lateral walls had significant effects on the
adaptability of Class II (MO and MOD) fired ceramic inlays.
The inlays fabricated on the refractory dies with small setting expansion s
howed small internal gaps in Class II (MO) cavities. Significantly good ada
ptation was achieved when the setting expansion was 0.32% or less (p<0.05).
The inlays fabricated on the refractory dies with large setting expansion
showed small internal gaps in Class II (MOD) cavities. Significantly good a
daptation was achieved when the setting expansion was 0.87% and greater (p<
0.05).