Alghazzawi, T.F. A Comparison of Failure Loads for Polycrystalline Zirconia Ceramics with Varying Amounts of Yttria, Glass-Ceramics and Polymers in Two Different Test Conditions. Polymers2023, 15, 4506.
Alghazzawi, T.F. A Comparison of Failure Loads for Polycrystalline Zirconia Ceramics with Varying Amounts of Yttria, Glass-Ceramics and Polymers in Two Different Test Conditions. Polymers 2023, 15, 4506.
Alghazzawi, T.F. A Comparison of Failure Loads for Polycrystalline Zirconia Ceramics with Varying Amounts of Yttria, Glass-Ceramics and Polymers in Two Different Test Conditions. Polymers2023, 15, 4506.
Alghazzawi, T.F. A Comparison of Failure Loads for Polycrystalline Zirconia Ceramics with Varying Amounts of Yttria, Glass-Ceramics and Polymers in Two Different Test Conditions. Polymers 2023, 15, 4506.
Abstract
The objective was to compare the failure loads of glass ceramic, and polymer crowns against yttria-partially stabilized zirconia (Y-PSZ) crowns with varying yttria concentrations. Monolithic crowns of zirconia (Cercon XT, Katana UTML, BruxZir Anterior), glass ceramic (Celtra press, IPS e.max press, Lisi press), and polymeric materials (Trilor, Juvora, Pekkton) were fabricated and cemented to epoxy abutments. The total number of specimens was 135 for crowns and 135 for discs (15 specimens per material type and design). A universal testing machine was used to perform compressive loading of all crowns to failure with a steel hemisphere along the longitudinal axis of the abutments. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) was used to identify the concentration (mol% yttria-partially stabilized zirconia) for each zirconia brand. The data were analyzed using a generalized linear model and regression analysis. The results revealed significant differences (P < .05) in mean failure loads for different crown materials: Trilor (6811 ± 960 N) > Juvora (5215 ± 151 N) > Cercon (4260 ± 520 N) = BruxZir (4186 ± 269 N) = e.max (3981 ± 384 N) > Katana (3195 ± 350 N) = Lisi (3173 ± 234 N) = Pekkton (3105 ± 398 N) > Celtra (2696 ± 393 N). EDS showed that the zirconia materials contained yttria at different concentrations (BruxZir = 5Y-PSZ, Cercon = 4Y-PSZ, Katana = 3Y-PSZ). The yttria concentration had a significant effect on the failure load of the Katana (3Y-PSZ) crowns, which revealed lower failure loads than the Cercon (4Y-PSZ) and BruxZir (5Y-PSZ) crowns. New zirconia materials are provided with different yttria concentrations (3Y-, 4Y-, and 5Y-PSZ). Since a higher yttria concentration increases the translucency, clinicians should be aware that 4-5 wt% yttria-partially stabilized zirconia materials provide comparable or higher mechanical properties than e. max glass ceramic for dental application of crowns.
Medicine and Pharmacology, Dentistry and Oral Surgery
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