Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed to inspect the fracture resistance of fiber post to canal dentin using a different technique of cementation. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 60 sound sin-gle-rooted central incisors with comparable size and length were stored in normal saline. Each tooth was immersed in 5% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). The specimens were randomly divided into 6 groups of 10 specimens each. All included specimens received root canal treatment (RCT). Post-space preparation was done using Gates Glidden drills. Post space was standardized with 10 mm length, keeping 3 to 5 mm as an apical seal. Based on the cementation technique sam-ples were divided into six study groups. Group A: One step-Monoblock; Group B: One step-Monoblock-NA-FP; Group C: One step-Mono-block-RX-MC; Group D: Two-step-RX-MC; Group E: Two-step-RX-FZ; Group F: Two-step- RX-FZ-Custom post. Following cementation, all teeth will be prepared to receive a monolithic zirconia crown with a finish line of 1 mm above the CEJ. Each specimen was mounted in auto -polymeriz-ing clear acrylic resin using a preformed tube. All samples were subjected to pushing forces to measure the fracture strength of the specimen using a universal testing machine. To compare the means among different experimental groups Post-Hoc Tukey multiple comparison tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were adopted. RESULTS: The highest fracture resistance was observed in group A. Whereas, the lowest fracture resistance was observed in group D samples. Fracture strength in group A samples showed significantly higher fracture resistance values compared to all other groups (p < 0.05). Fracture resistance values in group F speci-mens were significantly higher than specimens in groups B, C, D, and E. respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Monoblock technique using single cementation and core material (Multicore Flow) when polymerized simultaneously exhibit-ed the highest fracture resistance of glass fiber post compared to other cementation techniques.