Bonding and Thermal Cycling Performances of Two (Poly)Aryl–Ether–Ketone (PAEKs) Materials to an Acrylic Denture Base Resin

Abstract

Poly(aryl–ether–ketone) materials (PAEKs) are gaining interest in everyday dental practices because of their natural properties. This study aims to analyze the bonding performance of PAEKs to a denture acrylic. Testing materials were pretreated by grinding, sandblasting, and priming prior to polymerization with the denture acrylic. The surface morphologies were observed using a scanning electron microscope and the surface roughness was measured using atomic force microscopy. The shear bond strength (SBS) values were determined after 0 and 2500 thermal cycles. The obtained data were analyzed using a paired samples t-test and Tukey's honestly significant difference (HSD) test (α = 0.05). The surface characteristics of testing materials after different surface pretreatments showed obvious differences. PAEKs showed lower surface roughness values (0.02–0.03 MPa) than Co-Cr (0.16 MPa) and zirconia (0.22 MPa) after priming and sandblasting treatments (p < 0.05). The SBS values of PAEKs (7.60–8.38 MPa) met the clinical requirements suggested by ISO 10477 (5 MPa). Moreover, PAEKs showed significantly lower SBS reductions (p < 0.05) after thermal cycling fatigue testing compared to Co-Cr and zirconia. Bonding performance is essential for denture materials, and our results demonstrated that PAEKs possess good resistance to thermal cycling fatigue, which is an advantage in clinical applications. The results imply that PAEKs are potential alternative materials for the removable of prosthetic frameworks.

Biofilm Formation on the Surface of (Poly)Ether-Ether-Ketone and In Vitro Antimicrobial Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy on Peri-Implant Mucositis

“…In addition to PEEK, other PAEK family members, such as poly-ether-ketones or poly-ether-ketone-ketone (PEKK), are considered for dental implant or abutment materials [34]. Our previous study had investigated the bonding properties of two PAEKs materials (i.e., PEEK and PEKK) [44]. Within the experiment, the surface roughness, morphology, and hydrophilicity of the two PAEK materials were measurement and compared [44].…”

“…Our previous study had investigated the bonding properties of two PAEKs materials (i.e., PEEK and PEKK) [44]. Within the experiment, the surface roughness, morphology, and hydrophilicity of the two PAEK materials were measurement and compared [44]. The results indicated that no significant difference could be found between the surface roughness and hydrophilicity of the two PAEK materials after process grinding surface pre-treatment.…”

Zwitterionic Poly(aryl ether ketone) with Water-Actuated, Reshaping-Reconfiguration Ability and Triple Shape Memory Effect

“…As a kind of thermoplastic engineering polymer, poly­(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) has been widely used in fields of electronic devices, biomedical stands, and aerospace applications, − because of the excellent mechanical properties, thermal stability, and chemical resistance. − Herein, zwitterionic groups were grafted onto the PAEK main chains to fabricate shape memory zwitterionic PAEK (ZPAEK) material. These prepared ZPAEK exhibited the great thermal stability and mechanical properties, in addition to the great heat-triggered shape memory effect (SME).…”