The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the published data concerning zirconia dental implants from various aspects. To identify relevant literature an electronic search was performed of PubMed. Titles and abstracts were screened and articles that fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected for a full-text reading. Articles were divided into four groups: 1) studies evaluating th...

The results of a study sintered composites based on yttria-stabilized zirconia (ZrO2) reinforced with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are presented in this paper. Mixing ZrO2 nanopowder SWCNTs was carried out ethanol using an ultrasonic bath and magnetic stirrer. Composite powders 0.1, 0.5 1 wt.% were pressed into compacts at pressure 100 MPa, then they high temperature vacuum furnace f...

The aim of this randomized controlled clinical trial was to compare the early clinical outcome of slip-cast glass-infiltrated Alumina/Zirconia and CAD/CAM Zirconia all-ceramic crowns. A total of 30 InCeram Zirconia and Cercon Zirconia crowns were fabricated and cemented with a glass ionomer cement in 20 patients. At baseline, 6-month, 1-year, and 2-year recall appointments, Californian Dental A...

Zirconia has been recently introduced in prosthetic dentistry for the fabrication of crowns and fixed partial dentures, in combination with CAD/CAM techniques. Zirconia stabilized with Y2O3 has the best properties for these applications. This project aims at producing cast Zirconia blocks primarily for dental application that is more cost effective and biocompatible in comparison to the commerc...

An yttria stabilised zirconia which exhibits a coreshell microstructure was investigated as a method to produce a zirconia with high ionic conductivity and improved thermal shock resistance. Zirconia grains consist of an outer shell of tetragonal zirconia with an inner core of monoclinic phase zirconia. Impedance spectroscopy was used to identify the e€ect of processing conditions on the grain ...

PURPOSE The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of pre-treatments of zirconia by sandblasting and/or heat treatment on the flexural strength of zirconia and debonding/crack-initiation strength of porcelain-veneered zirconia ceramic. MATERIALS AND METHODS Zirconia ceramic specimens were divided into four groups according to treatment (grinding as controls, sandblasting, heat t...

PURPOSE The focus of this systematic review was to assess the published data concerning zirconia dental implant abutments from various aspects. MATERIALS AND METHODS To identify suitable literature, an electronic search was performed using PubMed. The keywords "zirconia," "zirconium," "ceramic," "dental abutments," "dental implants," "plaque," and "bacteria" were included. Titles and abstract...

BACKGROUND Zirconia was introduced as an alternative to alumina for use in the femoral head. The yttria stabilized zirconia material was improved by adding alumina. We evaluated highly cross-linked polyethylene wear performance of zirconia in total hip arthroplasty. The hypothesis was that alumina stabilized zirconia could decrease highly cross-linked polyethylene wear. METHODS Highly cross-l...

Zirconia has become one of the most popular materials in dentistry. New high-translucent zirconia ceramics have favorable optical properties and can be applied as monolithic full-contour restorations in various clinical indications for posterior and anterior teeth. However, having reliable cementation protocols is fundamental for clinical success of indirect ceramic dental restorations, includi...

The identification of similarities in the material requirements for applications of interest and those of living organisms provides opportunities to use renewable natural resources to develop better materials and design better devices. In our work, we harness this strategy to build high-capacity silicon (Si) nanopowder-based lithium (Li)-ion batteries with improved performance characteristics. ...