Analyses of a Cantilever-Beam Based Instrument for Evaluating the Development of Polymerization Stresses

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August 9, 2011

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Martin Y. Chiang, Anthony A. Giuseppetti, Joy P. Dunkers, Jing Qian, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Gary E. Schumacher, Joseph M. Antonucci

Abstract

Analytical and finite element analyses have been performed on a cantilever-beam based methodology (tensometer) for evaluating the development of stresses as the concomitant of constrained polymerization shrinkage. A guideline for designing a tensometer satisfying necessary requirements for the accuracy of evaluation have been provided on the basis of a formula for deducing the polymerization stresses (PS) and the instrument sensitivity to the presence of shrinkage. The result of PS evaluation on a commercial dental composite, using our new tensometer designed according to analyses, gives a right trend in the development of PS. This has demonstrated the importance of beam dimensions and relative rigidity of components in the tensometer system on the accuracy of the evaluation.

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Dental Materials

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polymerization shrinkage, stress, tensometer, cantilever beam, dental composites

Citation

Chiang, M. , Giuseppetti, A. , Dunkers, J. , Qian, J. , Lin-Gibson, S. , Schumacher, G. and Antonucci, J. (2011), Analyses of a Cantilever-Beam Based Instrument for Evaluating the Development of Polymerization Stresses, Dental Materials, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=906870 (Accessed April 25, 2024)