The indications for and composition of today's dental ceramic materials serve as the basis for determining the appropriate class of ceramics to use for a given case. By understanding the classifications, composition, and characteristics of the latest all-ceramic materials, which are presented in this article in order of most to least conservative, dentists and laboratory technicians can best de...

PEDRO JOSÉ SEBASTIÃO This is the second number of CeFEMA newsletter, where we aim at reporting the most recent research activities of CeFEMA to a broad community, be it academic or entrepreneurial, which might be interested in materials science and condensed matter physics. In this number are presented a theoretical work of CeFEMA researchers on systems away from equilibrium and works related t...

Tooth whitening is one of the most conservative procedures for increasing aesthetics patients, but effect bleaching on ceramic restorations has not been extensively studied. In this study, three dental restoration materials (polished/glazed lithium disilicate glass ceramic, leucite reinforced and zirconium dioxide ceramic) investigated in terms surface roughness changes exposed samples. Philips...

the fracture resistance of all-ceramic restorations is one of the major concerns in clinical applications of these materials. before initiating a time-consuming and costly clinical investigation, an in vitro study can help to estimate the in vivo usability of a new dental material. mechanical properties of all-ceramic materials are frequently evaluated to predict their clinical performance. sin...

Combining dental ceramics with other prosthetic metallic restorations might release metal ions, thus affecting the oral tissues of patients. In this study, we evaluated electrochemical solubility various in a galvanic experimental setup vitro. Smooth and rough feldspathic zirconium dioxide (at pH 5.5 3.0) were exposed to an electric field. Calcium, barium, selected as parameters determine both ...

bioinert ceramics, like alumina and zirconia are used mainly for replacements of bones, hip joints and for dental implants. partially stabilized zirconia ceramics (psz or tzp with 3 mol.% or 5 wt.% y2o3), appear as perspective bioinert ceramics because of their high strength and corrosion resistance. in order to fabricate complex shapes, it is essential to use a near net shape processing like g...

The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyse the fracture toughness of yttria stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) dental ceramics by means of the Vickers indentation technique. Fracture toughness was analysed under the following loads: 29.42 N, 49.03 N, 196.13 N, and 294.20 N. Cracks that had developed from the vertices of a Vickers indentation were measured and used ...