Comparative investigation of physical, mechanical and thermomechanical characterization of dental composite filled with nanohydroxyapatite and mineral trioxide aggregate

Abstract

AbstractThis study presents comparative investigation of adding nanohydroxyapatite (HA) (5–20 wt.%) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) (5–20 wt.%) on the physical, mechanical and thermomechanical characterization of dental composite. The performances of both experimental composites were assessed through various physical, mechanical and thermomechanical tests such as void content test, microhardness test, compressive strength test, dynamic mechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The result of experiment indicated that the addition of 5 wt.% of HA increased the water sorption, hardness and compressive strength by 50.47%, 13.46% and 62.35%, respectively, whereas the addition of 5 wt.% of MTA increased the water sorption, hardness and compressive strength by 19.23%, 100% and 5.44%, respectively. Dynamic mechanical analysis results revealed that the addition of 5 wt.% HA increased the storage modulus by 10.21%, whereas the addition of 5 wt.% of MTA decreased the storage modulus by 11.79%. The filler HA proved to be better choice in term of thermal stability behavior as compare to MTA filler.