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Factors Affecting Dental Air-Turbine Handpiece Bearing Failure

Author(s) -

Min Wei,

JE Dyson,

BW Darvell

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

operative dentistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.965

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1559-2863

pISSN - 0361-7734

DOI - 10.2341/11-087-l

Subject(s) - lubrication , bearing (navigation) , corrosion , materials science , turbine , anode , metallurgy , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering , chemistry , cartography , electrode , geography

SUMMARY Objectives: To investigate the influence of various factors on air-turbine handpiece bearing failure through developing standard protocols for testing the bearing longevity. Methods: Groups of four air-turbine assemblies (Synea TA-98, W&H, Dentalwerk, Burmoos, Austria) were subjected repeatedly to a full binary combinatorial set of operating conditions: with and without lubrication, simulated clinical loading, and corrosion protection, all with autoclaving, to the point of failure. A control set was lubricated only. Lubrication (Assistina, W&H), autoclaving (ST-Im30b, Eschmann Bros & Walsh, West Sussex, England), simulated clinical loading (0.56 N at 45° to the turbine axis, after autoclaving), and corrosion protection during autoclaving (magnesium sacrificial anode) were used as required. Free-running speed (Hz) and bearing resistance (μNm) were determined (Darvell-Dyson testing machine) at baseline and after every 10 cycles until turbine failure. Three-way analysis of variance (lubrication × loa...

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