Effect of high-speed sintering on the flexural strength of hydrothermal and thermo-mechanically aged zirconia materials

Autor: Marlis Eichberger, Axel Reichert, Bogna Stawarczyk, Felicitas Wiedenmann, Eva Jerman
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials. 36(9)
ISSN: 1879-0097
Popis: To investigate the influence of high-speed and conventional sintering on the flexural strength (FS) of three zirconia materials initial and after artificial aging.Milled zirconia specimens (3Y-TZP: ZI and Zolid; 4Y-TZP: Zolid HT+; Amann Girrbach AG; N = 288, n = 96/group) were sintered in a high-speed sintering protocol (final temperature 1580 °C, n = 48/subgroup) or a conventional sintering protocol (control group, final temperature 1450 °C, n = 48/subgroup). FS was tested initially and after artificial aging (10 h in an autoclave or 1,200,000 chewing cycles; n = 16/subgroup). Univariate ANOVAs, post-hoc Scheffé, partial eta-squared, Kolmogorov-Smirnov-, Kruskal-Wallis- and Mann-Whitney-U-test were performed (p0.05).ZI showed the highest and HT+ the lowest FS, regardless of the sintering protocols and aging regimens (p0.001). High-speed sintered HT+ showed higher initial FS than the control group (p0.001). ZI (p0.001-0.004) and Zolid (p0.001-0.007) showed higher FS after thermo-mechanical aging. High-speed sintered HT+ showed higher FS in the initial stage (p0.001). The Weibull modulus of the three thermo-mechanically aged materials was negatively influenced by high-speed sintering.As shorter sintering times represent a cost and time efficient alternative, high-speed sintering is a valid alternative to conventional sintering protocols.
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