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Translucency of a Dental Porcelain Mixed by Two Ceramic Slurry Methods: A Bayesian Comparison
Catalina Serna-Meneses1, Gabriel Ocampo-Parra1, Santiago Arango-Santander1
1Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia.
Background:
The ceramics industry produces porcelain pastes using a controlled ratio of water and porcelain powder. Two methods are used to produce a dental porcelain paste: one-step mixing or incremental mixing.
Objective:
To evaluate the optical properties of a feldspathic dental ceramic using two different ceramic paste preparation methods using a Bayesian approach.
Materials And Methods:
Two groups of feldspathic porcelain discs, an incremental mixing group (n = 40) and a one-step mixing group (n = 40), were assessed. Groups were evaluated using spectrophotometry, and the translucency parameter (TP) of each sample was calculated. Surfaces were characterized by AFM and SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using a Bayesian approach.
Results:
Translucency parameter values of the incremental mixing group ranged from 1.65 to 3.41, while values for the one-step mixing group ranged from 3.62 to 5.74, this difference being statistically significant. The lowest roughness was obtained on the surface of discs in the one-step mixing group.
Conclusions:
Feldspathic porcelain with lower translucency and higher roughness was obtained using the incremental mixture method.
