Abstract
The load applied to a tooth surface during mastication is not a constant force and the objective of the research reported in this paper was to evaluate the impact of variable masticatory loads on the mechanisms involved in the wear of a dental composite. A new wear testing machine has therefore been developed, which incorporates a sine cam mechanical system to generate an alternating sine curve load at the wear surfaces to simulate the loading produced by masticatory process. The basic wear pattern is generated by positioning a disc shaped specimen against a rotating cylindrical ring with a normal load applied to the upper surface of the specimen. This approach allows different combinations of static and sine curve loads to be applied, thereby facilitating the study of different wear situations. It was found that the wear behaviour associated with variable loading patterns differed from that of static loading.
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