Comparison of marginal and internal adaptation of three-unit fixed dental prostheses made using CAD/CAM metal-free materials.

The aim of this study was to compare the marginal and internal adaptation of three-unit fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) fabricated from different metal-free materials using CAD/CAM methods. A total of 100 three-unit FDPs were produced from a cubic zirconia, a fiber-reinforced resin composite, a polyetheretherketone (PEEK), a polyetherketoneketone (PEKK), and a polymer composite material by the CAD/CAM method (n = 20 per material). The zirconia group was considered the control/reference material.

Mechanical analysis of three-unit metal-free fixed dental prostheses produced in different materials with CAD/CAM technology.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical analysis of different three-unit metal-free fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) produced by computer-aided design (CAD)/computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

Materials And Methods: A hundred stainless steel die models of a mandibular left first premolar and a mandibular left first molar were prepared. The specimens were divided into five CAD/CAM material groups (n = 20): Group ZIR, a cubic zirconia (DD cube ONE®); Group FRC, FRC resin material (Trinia); Group PEEK, a PEEK material (KERA® starPEEK); Group PEKK, a PEKK material (Pekkton® ivory); and Group COMP, a polymer composite material (BreCAM.