PEEK for oral applications: Recent advances in mechanical and adhesive properties

C Luo, Y Liu, B Peng, M Chen, Z Liu, Z Li, H Kuang… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a thermoplastic material widely used in engineering
applications due to its good biomechanical properties and high temperature stability …

Removable partial denture frameworks in the age of digital dentistry: A review of the literature

MA Akl, CG Stendahl - Prosthesis, 2022 - mdpi.com
Alloys of cobalt chromium have been used for decades to create frameworks for removable
partial dentures. While cobalt chromium has multiple advantages, such as strength and light …

Effect of different materials and undercut on the removal force and stress distribution in circumferential clasps during direct retainer action in removable partial …

JPM Tribst, AMO Dal Piva, ALS Borges, RM Araújo… - Dental Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different materials and undercut on the
removal force and stress distribution in the supporting tooth and in the circumferential clasp …

Retentive forces of removable partial denture clasp assemblies made from polyaryletherketone and cobalt‐chromium: a comparative study

FI Gentz, DI Brooks, PC Liacouras… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To compare retentive forces of removable partial denture clasps traditionally
fabricated with cobalt‐chromium (CoCr) material and two computer‐aided design and …

Performance of graphene-based and polyether-ether-ketone polymers as removable partial denture esthetic clasp materials after cyclic fatigue

MO Hussein - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The esthetic clasp material is a clinical demand for a satisfactory removable partial denture.
The purpose of this study is to assess the mechanical performance of graphene-based …

Fracture load of different veneered and implant-supported 4-UNIT cantilever PEEK fixed dental prostheses

DM Soldatovic, A Liebermann, KC Huth… - Journal of the …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the fracture load before and after artificial aging of implant-
supported 4-unit cantilever fixed dental prostheses (FDP) with frameworks made of two …

Is the high-performance thermoplastic polyetheretherketone indicated as a clasp material for removable dental prostheses?

D Micovic, F Mayinger, S Bauer, M Roos… - Clinical oral …, 2021 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the retention force of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) removable
dental prosthesis clasps in comparison with a cobalt-chrome-molybdenum control group …

Comparative analysis of the retention force and deformation of PEEK and PEKK removable partial denture clasps with different thicknesses and undercut depths

WF Lee, MS Chen, TY Peng, PC Huang… - The Journal of Prosthetic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Statement of problem The retentive force and deformation of milled polyetheretherketone
(PEEK) and polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) removable partial denture (RPD) frameworks …

Modern partial dentures-part 2: a review of novel metal-free materials and innovations in polymers

D Gray, O Barraclough, Z Ali, B Nattress - British Dental Journal, 2021 - nature.com
New materials are continuously being developed and advanced for the provision of partial
dentures. However, the rate at which they are developing makes it hard for the clinician to …

Comparison of the fatigue life of pure titanium and titanium alloy clasps manufactured by laser powder bed fusion and its prediction before manufacturing

K Odaka, S Kamiyama, H Takizawa… - Journal of …, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Purpose: In this study, the fatigue properties of additively manufactured titanium clasps were
compared with those of commercially pure titanium (CPTi) and Ti–6Al–4V (Ti64) …