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Fracture Load of Different Zirconia Types: A Mastication Simulation Study




List of AuthorsAwab Abdulmajeed, Taiseer Sulaiman, Aous Abdulmajeed, Sompop Bencharit, Timo Närhi

PublisherWILEY

Publication year2020

JournalJournal of Prosthodontics

Journal name in sourceJOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS-IMPLANT ESTHETIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE DENTISTRY

Journal acronymJ PROSTHODONT

Volume number29

Issue number9

Start page787

End page791

Number of pages5

ISSN1059-941X

eISSN1532-849X

DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jopr.13242


Abstract
Purpose To assess the effect of yttria mol% concentration and material thickness on the biaxial fracture load (N) of zirconia with and without mastication simulation. Materials and methods Disk-shaped specimens (N = 120) of 3 mol% yttria-partially stabilized zirconia, 3Y-PSZ (Katana High Translucent, Kuraray Noritake), 4 mol% yttria-partially stabilized zirconia, 4Y-PSZ (Katana Super Translucent Multi Layered) and 5 mol% Yttria-partially stabilized zirconia, 5Y-PSZ (Katana Ultra Translucent Multi Layered) were prepared to thicknesses of 0.7 and 1.2 mm. For each thickness, the biaxial fracture load (N) was measured with and without mastication simulation with 1.2 million cycles at a 110-N load and simultaneous thermal cycling at 5 degrees C to 55 degrees C. The data were analyzed by three-way Analysis of Variance (alpha = 0.05) and Tukey-Kramer adjusted multiple comparison test. Results Yttria mol% concentration and material thickness had a statistically significant effect on the mean biaxial fracture load (F = 388.16,p< 0.001 and F = 714.33,p< 0.001 respectively). The mean biaxial fracture load ranged from the highest to the lowest; 3Y-PSZ, 4Y-PSZ, and 5Y-PSZ (p =0.012). The mean biaxial fracture load of the 1.2 mm thickness groups was significantly higher than 0.7 mm thickness at any given condition (p =0.002). Not all specimens survived the mastication simulation protocol. Fifty percent of the 0.7-mm-thick 4Y-PSZ specimens, 70% of the 0.7-mm-thick 5Y-PSZ specimens and 20% of 1.2-mm-thick 5Y-PSZ specimens fractured during mastication simulation. Mastication simulation had no statistically significant effect on the biaxial fracture load (F = 1.24,p= 0.239) of the survived specimens. Conclusions Lowering yttria mol% concentration and increasing material thickness significantly increases the fracture load of zirconia. At 0.7 mm thickness, only 3Y-PSZ survived masticatory simulation. A minimum material thickness of 1.2 mm is required for 4Y-PSZ or 5Y-PSZ.


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