BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the microshear bond strength of universal bonding adhesives to leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic. METHODS Leucite-reinforced glass-ceramic blocks were polished and etched with 9.5% hydrofluoric acid for 1 min. The specimens were assigned to one of four groups based on their surface conditioning (n = 16): 1) NC: negative control with no further treatme...

Aim The aim of the present work was to compare the elastic properties and internal structure of 4 different CAD/CAM chairside materials, by the method of Scanning Impulse Acoustic Microscopy (SIAM). Methods Four chairside CAD/CAM materials with different structures from hybrid ceramic (VITA Enamic, VITA Zahnfabrik), feldspatic ceramic (VITABlocs Mark II, VITA Zahnfabrik), leucite glass-cerami...

The objective of the present study was to assess the influence of the roughness of a loaded surface on crack formation in a mica-based glass-ceramic bonded to a resin composite base. Five different surface roughnesses were created on glass-ceramic discs by serial wet-grinding with silicone carbide abrasives. The thicknesses of the ceramic discs were 1.50 +/- 0.01 mm. Resin composite discs were ...

In this work, wear behavior and microstructural characterization of porous layers produced in glass-ceramic substrates by pulsed laser irradiation in the nanosecond range are studied under unidirectional sliding conditions against AISI316 and corundum counterbodies. Depending on the optical configuration of the laser beam and on the working parameters, the local temperature and pressure applied...

This paper investigated the surface reactivity of two sets of glasses and glass ceramic materials belonging to the Li2O–SiO2–CaO–P2O5–CaF2 system. The in vitro bioactivity of coatings was evaluated using simulated body fluid (SBF) and Dulbecco’s Modified Eagle’s Medium (DMEM) soaking test in static regime for up to 28 days at 36.5°C in microincubator. The surface structure changes were examined...

objective: the aim of this study was to compare the microtensile bond strengths (μ tbs) of three core materials with one lithium disilicate reinforced ceramic using two resin cements. methods: three core materials (nulite f® (biodental technologies), filtek z250® (3m-espe), prettau-anterior® (zirkonzhan, germany)) were prepared as blocks (10×10×4 mm3) according to the manufacturer’s instruction...

Microporous glass ceramic with skeleton of CaTi4(PO¬4)6 with average pore size of 12.7 nm has been synthesized and used as a carrier of glucose oxidase. The glass ceramic was prepared by controlled heat treatment of glass samples, which causes the phase separation in their structure and creates CaTi4(PO¬4)6 and β-Ca3(PO4)2 phases. The β-Ca3(PO4)2 phase was dissolved by soaking the glass ceramic...

Transparent materials with high strength and toughness are highly demanded as engineering for consumer electronic, structural, optical applications. In this article number 2200350 by Qiang Fu co-workers, a simple bioinspired approach is reported to achieve combination of fracture (KIC = 2.0 MPa·m1/2) transparency in lithium disilicate/apatite glass-ceramic through the creation an acicular cryst...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of posterior, metal-free polymer crowns with and without a glass-fiber framework, in comparison to metal-ceramic crowns. METHODS After randomisation, 80 single crowns, manufactured from a newly designed polymer composite, were set in posterior teeth. Half of these received a glass-fiber framework, while half were prepar...

ceramic on light transmission of light-emitting diode (LED) and quartz-tungsten-halogen units (QTH) were evaluated. Ceramic IPS e.max CAD shades A1, A2, A3, A3.5, high (HT) and low (LT) translucency were cut (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 mm). Light sources emission spectra were determined. Light intensity incident and transmitted through each ceramic sample was measured to determine light transmission perc...