PROTECTION HYPOTHESIS FOR COMPOSITE WEAR
PROTECTION HYPOTHESIS FOR COMPOSITE WEAR
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DOI:
10.1016/0109-5641(92)90105-l
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发表时间:
1992-09-01
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影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
HEYMANN, HO
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作者:
BAYNE, SC;TAYLOR, DF;HEYMANN, HO
Significant occlusal wear occurs on posterior composite restorations in areas without direct contact with opponent teeth (contact-free wear) in addition to wear at the contacts. Recent research has indicated that all occlusal posterior composite surfaces wear, and those surfaces show decreasing wear rates over time. This provides more evidence for an earlier theory proposed by Jorgensen et al. (1979) that composite contact-free wear is a function of access and attrition caused by small particles in the food bolus. This hypothesis is now called the ''protection theory'' or ''protection hypothesis'' for wear. Macroscopic protection or ''sheltering'' from wear is provided by cavity preparation walls. Microscopic protection against resin matrix wear is provided by filler particles that are close together. Clinical evidence supporting the protection hypothesis comes from recently confirmed low wear rates for microfill and hybrid composites. The objective of this work was to calculate the minimum inter-particle spacing required for microscopic protection (wear resistance) for composites based on assumptions of packing fractions (0.68) with small particles (0.02 mum radius) for dispersed versus agglomerated conditions. An inter-particle spacing (IPS) of