An Approach to Improve Specimen Processing for the Flexural Strength Testing of Zirconia.

Nashib Pandey, Sabrina Karlin, Michael Marc Bornstein, Nadja Rohr

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

Flexural Strength and Clinical Classification of Different Layers in 4/5Y-PSZ Zirconia Materials.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026
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Effect of Airborne Particle Abrasion and Nitric-Hydrofluoric Acid Etching on the Mechanical and Structural Properties of 3Y- and 5Y-TZP Zirconia.International journal of dentistry · 2026
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Nashib PandeyBiomaterials and Technology, Department Research, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7486-3541

Sabrina KarlinBiomaterials and Technology, Department Research, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1532-4791

Michael Marc BornsteinDepartment of Oral Health & Medicine, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-7773-8957

Nadja RohrBiomaterials and Technology, Department Research, University Center for Dental Medicine Basel UZB, University of Basel, 4058 Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1218-4519

Funding

Swiss Government Excellence Research Scholarship ESKAS grant number 2022.0560

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measuring the flexural strength of restorative materials such as zirconia is crucial for providing proper indications for clinical applications and predicting performance. Great variations in specimen preparation for flexural strength measurements exist among laboratories. The aim was to evaluate how the processing method, surface treatment, and test method of the specimens affect the flexural strength of zirconia. Zirconia specimens (VITA YZ HT) (

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3Y-TZPbiaxial flexural strengthsurface treatmentthree-point bending testzirconia

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PMID39063771

DOI10.3390/ma17143479

PMCPMC11278445

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