Impact of multiple firings on thermal properties and bond strength of veneered zirconia restorations

Hensel, Justine; Reise, Michael; Liebermann, Anja; Buser, Ramona und Stawarczyk, Bogna (2022): Impact of multiple firings on thermal properties and bond strength of veneered zirconia restorations. In: Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Bd. 128, 105134

Abstract

Objectives: This investigation evaluated the impact of multiple firings during the veneering process of all-ceramic restorations on the thermal properties and bond strength between veneering ceramics and zirconia.Methods: For the measurements of the coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) prismatic specimens of four different veneering ceramics (ZRT/ZRO/HFZ/STR;N = 40/n = 10 per veneering ceramic) and rod-shaped zirconia specimens (N = 2) were produced. 2 specimens of each veneering ceramic were fired 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 times simulating dentine-firing. Measurements were performed in a dilatometer and glass transition temperature (Tg) was determined graphically. To analyze bond strength (BS), crack initiation test specimens were prepared using the same veneering ceramics and zirconia (N = 600/n = 150 per veneering ceramic). 30 specimens of each veneering ceramic were fired 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 times. Half of them were thermocycled (5000 cycles, 5 degrees C/55 degrees C, 20s). The crack initiation test was conducted in a universal testing machine. Data was analyzed using ANOVA with partial eta squared statistics and post-hoc Scheffe acute accent test as well as Pearson correlation test.Results: CTE was mostly affected by the choice of veneering ceramic (p < 0.001/eta p(2) = 0.983). For the leucite-free ceramic, the CTE values were in same value range (p = 0.171) along the number of firings. Tg was not influenced by the number of firings. The highest effect on BS showed veneering ceramics (p < 0.001/eta p(2) = 0.055) followed by the number of firings (p = 0.011/eta p(2) = 0.023). The global difference in BS was lower for 10 firings compared to 2 firings (p = 0.048). Highest BS were measured for the leucite-free veneering ceramic (ZRT). Artificial aging by thermocycling showed no impact on BS (p = 0.755). Correlations were found for HFZ between the BS and the CTE (r = -0.651/p = 0.021). A correlation between CTE and Tg was observed (r = 0.303/p = 0.029).Significance: Thermal stability seemed to be more predictable for leucite-free veneering ceramics with superior BS. All BS results exceeded the minimum clinical requirements.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 1751-6161
• Sprache: Englisch