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The effect of a ceramic coating on the cpTi-porcelain bond strength
Triantafillos D Papadopoulos1, Konstantin D Spyropoulos
1Department of Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Thivon 2, Athens 115 27, Greece. trpapad@dent.uoa.gr
Objectives:
To investigate the bond strength between cpTi and low fusing porcelains after different treatments.
Methods:
72 patterns were covered with a ceramic coating and invested with phosphate-bonded material (group A), another 72 were invested with magnesia material (group B) and all cast with cpTi. 31 solid castings were selected from each group. The castings of group B were ground and sandblasted, while the castings of group A were only sandblasted. Aluminum content of the metal surface was determined by EDS and castings were submitted to a 3-point bending test to determine the modulus of elasticity (E). The porcelains Duceratin Plus, Noritake Ti22 and Triceram were applied respectively and specimens were submitted to a 3-point bending test. The fracture mode and the remaining porcelain were determined by optical microscopy and SEM/EDS. Bond strength and fracture mode were calculated by two-way ANOVA.
Results:
The E of groups A and B was 98.3 GPa and 98.6 GPa respectively. The bond strength was 26+/-3 MPa (Duceratin Plus), 28+/-3 MPa (Noritake Ti22), 27+/-2 MPa (Triceram) for group A and 24+/-1 MPa, 29+/-2 MPa, 27+/-1 MPa for group B respectively. No significant differences were found for the same porcelain between the two groups (p<0.05). A significant difference was found between Duceratin Plus and Noritake Ti22, for group B (p<0.05). The mode of failure was mainly adhesive for all specimens. A significant reduction in aluminum was recorded in all subgroups.
Significance:
The special coating of patterns makes the Ti casting procedure inexpensive, without reducing the metal-ceramic bond strength.
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