Effect of thickness of monolithic zirconia ceramic on final color
Farhad Tabatabaian1, Ehsan Motamedi2, Mahasti Sahabi3
1Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Statement Of Problem:
Achieving excellent esthetics with monolithic zirconia restorations is challenging, and the impact of monolithic zirconia thickness on the final color is unclear.
Purpose:
The purpose of this in vitro study was to assess the effect of thickness of monolithic zirconia ceramic on its final color and to define the minimum thickness needed to gain an acceptable final color.
Material And Methods:
Sixty monolithic zirconia disk specimens with a 10-mm diameter and 3 different thicknesses (0.7, 0.9, and 1.1 mm) were fabricated from 2 zirconia brands. The specimens were divided into 6 groups of 10 based on the thickness and brand. All the specimens were colored with an A2 shade liquid. The specimens were placed on an A4 shade substrate, and their CIELab values were measured with a spectrophotometer. ΔE values were calculated to determine color differences between the specimens and the A2 VITA classical shade tab. The ΔE values were compared with an acceptability threshold (ΔE=3.3). Two-way ANOVA, the Bonferroni test, and 1-sample t test were used to analyze data (α=.05).
Results:
Mean ΔE values ranged between 2.4 and 4.1. The zirconia thickness affected the ΔE (P<.001); however, the zirconia brand did not affect the ΔE (P=.059). The mean ΔE values for the zirconia thickness of 0.7 mm for both brands were more than the threshold (P<.05).
Conclusions:
The thickness of monolithic zirconia ceramic affected its final color. The minimum thickness of a monolithic zirconia ceramic should be 0.9 mm to gain the acceptable final color.
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