Journal:
:journal of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences
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sakineh arami assistant professor, department of restorative dentistry, school of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
masoume hasani tabatabae associate professor, department of restorative dentistry, school of dentistry, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
seyedeh fatemeh namdar phd candidate of laser dentistry, laser research center of dentistry, dentistry research institute, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
nasim chiniforush assistant professor, department of restorative dentistry, school of dentistry, birjand university of medical sciences, birjand, iran.
the aim of this study was to assess the surface of yttrium-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (y-tzp) after surface treatment with lasers and airborne-particle abrasion.first, 77 samples of presintered zirconia blocks measuring 10 × 10 × 2 mm were made, sintered and polished. then, they were randomly divided into 11 groups (n=7) and received surface treatments namely, er:yag laser irradiation with ...