Objective: To evaluate the transmittance (%T) and color difference (ΔE*) of six zirconia core materials compared to alumina, over eight colored substrates before after ceramic application. Methods: Experimental groups (n=5) standardized disk-shaped cores white zirconia, medium-colored Ice Translucent, Prettau (white D3 colored) were veneered a uniform thickness convenient by layering. Their %T ...

During the past decade, zirconia-based ceramics have been successfully introduced into the clinic to fabricate fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), along with a dental computer-aided/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system. In this article (1) development of dental ceramics, (2) the current status of dental CAD/CAM systems, (3) CAD/CAM and zirconia restoration, (4) bond between zirconia and ve...

Purpose: The recent development of enamel-colored translucent zirconia makes it a viable material to produce crowns. However, achieve sufficient surface roughness for bonding, alumina particle abrasion must be employed. In this study, the effects on and sample pretreatment bond strength between composite resin core were investigated compared optimize treatment conditions.Methods: Zirconia speci...

Solvent-free technique was employed in this work in order to assess the influence of the calcination temperature on the activity of Al-promoted sulfated zirconia. The catalyst was analyzed by XRD and IR-spectrum method, and catalytic activity was examined by esterification reaction of oleic acid. XRD analysis revealed that a decline in the percentage of tetragonal phases of zirconia was observe...

Resin bonding to zirconia cannot be established from standard methods that are currently utilized in conventional silica-based dental ceramics. The solution-gelatin (sol-gel) process is a well developed silica-coating technique used to modify the surface of nonsilica-based ceramics. Here, we use this technique to improve resin bonding to zirconia, which we compared to zirconia surfaces treated ...

INTRODUCTION Badly broken or structurally compromised posterior teeth are frequently associated with crown/root fracture. Numerous restorative materials have been used to fabricate indirect full-coverage restorations for such teeth. This study aims to evaluate and compare the effect of restorative materials on the stress distribution pattern in a mandibular first molar tooth, under varying load...