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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Effect of Glass Fiber Length on Flexural Strength of Fiber-reinforced Composite Resin

Tavakkol Omid, Mortazavi Moghaddam Venus, Sharafeddin Farahnaz, Alavi Ali Asghar

Citation Information : Omid T, Venus MM, Farahnaz S, Asghar AA. Effect of Glass Fiber Length on Flexural Strength of Fiber-reinforced Composite Resin. World J Dent 2012; 3 (2):131-135.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10015-1143

Published Online: 01-09-2013

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2012; The Author(s).


Abstract

Materials and methods

Six fiber-reinforced groups (n = 10) were made with three different lengths (10, 15, 20 mm) with or without glass fiber in split mold. The specimens were early cured and then post-cured with a labolite unit, then specimens were subjected to three-point flexural test by a universal testing machine. Data were analyzed with ANOVA and LSD post-hoc test (p < 0.05).

Results

Maximum fracture load of specimens increased with decreasing lengths (p < 0.001) and fiber-containing group showed significantly higher fracture load than fiberless groups (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

It was concluded that by increasing the span length, the maximum fracture load values (N) decreased incorporation of fiber results in higher fracture strength values.

How to cite this article

Omid T, Venus MM, Farahnaz S, Asghar AA. Effect of Glass Fiber Length on Flexural Strength of Fiber-reinforced Composite Resin. World J Dent 2012;3(2):131-135.


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