Zirconia fixed dental prostheses fabricated by 3D gel deposition show higher fracture strength than conventionally milled counterparts
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials(2022)
Abstract
Zirconia restorations, which are fabricated by additive 3D gel deposition and do not require glazing like con-ventional restorations, were introduced as "self-glazed" zirconia restorations into dentistry. This in vitro inves-tigation characterized the surface layer, microstructure and the fracture and aging behavior of "self-glazed" zirconia (Y-TZPSG) three-unit fixed dental prostheses (FDP) and compared them to conventionally CAD/CAM milled and glazed controls (Y-TZPC-FDPs). For this purpose, the FDPs were analyzed by (focused ion beam) scanning electron microscopy, laserscanning microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and a dynamic and static loading test. For the latter, half of the samples of each material group (n = 16) was subjected to 5 million cycles of thermocyclic loading (98N) in an aqueous environment in a chewing simulator. Afterwards, all FDPs were loaded to fracture. Y-TZPSG-FDPs demonstrated a comparable elemental composition but higher surface microstructural homogeneity and fracture strength compared to Y-TZPC-FDPs. Microstructural flaws within the FDPs' surfaces were identified as fracture origins. The high fracture strength of the Y-TZPSG- FDPs was attributed to a finer-grained microstructure with fewer surface flaws compared to the Y-TZPC-FDPs which showed numerous flaws in the glaze overlayer. A decrease in fracture strength after dynamic loading from 5165N to 4507N was observed for the Y-TZPSG-FDPs, however, fracture strength remained statistically signifi-cantly above the one measured for Y-TZPC-FDPs (before chewing simulation: 1923N; after: 2041N). Within the limits of this investigation, it can therefore be concluded that Y-TZPSG appears to be stable for clinical application suggesting further investigations to prove clinical applicability.
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Key words
Zirconia,3D gel deposition,Additive manufacturing,Fixed dental prosthesis,Artificial mouth
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