Marcelo Breno Meneses Mendes1, Raquel Correia de Medeiros2, Andrezza Lauria2, Érica Marchiori2, Renato Sawazaki3, Éder Sócrates Najar Lopes4, Roger William Fernandes Moreira2. 1. Department of Oral Diagnosis, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School CP 52, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13.414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. marcelobreno@yahoo.com.br. 2. Department of Oral Diagnosis, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School CP 52, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, 13.414-903, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil. 3. Temporary Substitute Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 4. Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, State University of Campinas-UNICAMP, CP 6122, 13.083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to evaluate in vitro the mechanical and microstructural properties of internal fixation systems used in oral and maxillofacial surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four brands of internal fixation systems (screws and 4-hole straight plates) were selected and assigned to four groups: G1 Leibinger®, G2 Tóride®, G3 Engimplan®, and G4 Medartis®. The systems were submitted to Vickers hardness testing, metallographic and interstitial elements chemical composition analyses. Data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey's test for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Plates in groups 1, 2, and 3 showed similar microstructure and mechanical properties, different from those in G4 revealing larger grains. In all groups, the screws showed similar microstructure, with uniform arrangement and size of grains; the screws showed higher hardness values than those observed for the plates. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that all materials tested are adequate for use in oral maxillofacial surgeries.
OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to evaluate in vitro the mechanical and microstructural properties of internal fixation systems used in oral and maxillofacial surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four brands of internal fixation systems (screws and 4-hole straight plates) were selected and assigned to four groups: G1 Leibinger®, G2 Tóride®, G3 Engimplan®, and G4 Medartis®. The systems were submitted to Vickers hardness testing, metallographic and interstitial elements chemical composition analyses. Data were submitted to ANOVA and Tukey's test for statistical analysis. RESULTS: Plates in groups 1, 2, and 3 showed similar microstructure and mechanical properties, different from those in G4 revealing larger grains. In all groups, the screws showed similar microstructure, with uniform arrangement and size of grains; the screws showed higher hardness values than those observed for the plates. CONCLUSIONS: The results indicate that all materials tested are adequate for use in oral maxillofacial surgeries.
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Chemical composition; Metallography; Stable internal fixation; Vickers hardness