Saboury Aboulfazl, Sadr Seyed Jalil, Fayaz Ali, Mahshid Minoo
Dental Research Center, Research Institute of Dental Sciences of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; Associate Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Dental School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Dent (Tehran). 2013 Jan;10(1):41-50. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
High variability in delivering the target torque is reported for friction-style mechanical torque limiting devices (F-S MTLDs). The effect of aging (number of use) on the accuracy of these devices is not clear. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of aging on the accuracy (±10% of the target torque) of F-S MTLDs.
Fifteen new F-S MTLDs and their appropriate drivers from three different implant manufacturers (Astra Tech, Biohorizon and Dr Idhe), five for each type, were selected. The procedure of peak torque measurement was performed in ten sequences before and after aging. In each sequence, ten repetitions of peak torque values were registered for the aging procedure. To measure the output of each device, a Tohnichi torque gauge was used.
Before aging, peak torque measurements of all the devices tested in this study falled within 10% of their preset target values. After aging, a significant difference was seen between raw error values of three groups of MTLDs (P<0.05). More than 50% of all peak torque measurements demonstrated more than 10% difference from their torque values after aging.
Within the limitation of this study, aging as an independent factor affects the accuracy of F-S MTLDs. Astra Tech MTLDs presented the most consistent torque output for 25 Ncm target torque.
据报道,摩擦式机械扭矩限制装置(F-S MTLDs)在提供目标扭矩方面存在很大差异。老化(使用次数)对这些装置准确性的影响尚不清楚。本研究的目的是评估老化对F-S MTLDs准确性(目标扭矩的±10%)的影响。
从三家不同的种植体制造商(Astra Tech、Biohorizon和Idhe博士)中选择了15个新的F-S MTLDs及其合适的驱动器,每种类型5个。在老化前后按十个序列进行峰值扭矩测量程序。在每个序列中,对老化程序记录十个峰值扭矩值的重复测量。为测量每个装置的输出,使用了东日扭矩仪。
老化前,本研究中测试的所有装置的峰值扭矩测量值均在其预设目标值的10%以内。老化后,三组MTLDs的原始误差值之间存在显著差异(P<0.05)。所有峰值扭矩测量值中超过50%在老化后与其扭矩值的差异超过10%。
在本研究的局限性内,老化作为一个独立因素会影响F-S MTLDs的准确性。对于25 Ncm的目标扭矩,Astra Tech MTLDs的扭矩输出最为一致。