ArticleDental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials2025
Two-step sintering suppresses grain growth and improves flexural strength of dental zirconia.
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- Microstructural Evolution Dynamics in Rapid Joule Heating Densification of High-Nickel Cathodes.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2025Article
- Balancing strength and translucency: The role of microstructure in additive and subtractive dental zirconia.Dental materials : official publication of the Academy of Dental Materials · 2025Article
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objectivesThis study aimed to elucidate the effect of various two-step sintering (TSS) protocols on the physical, mechanical, and optical properties of partially stabilized zirconia with different yttria dopant concentrations (Y-PSZ).
methodsDisc-shaped specimens were obtained from most widely used commercial dental zirconia powders of various Y contents (Tosoh Corp.) by uniaxial pressing followed by cold-isostatic pressing. Densification was carried out using TSS protocols with varying temperatures for both sintering steps. Relative density (ρ
resultsThe TSS results were compared with optimized conventional sintering (CS) results from a previous study for the same Y-PSZ compositions. TSS 3Y-PSZ and 4Y-PSZ reached similar ρ SIGNIFICANCE: TSS increased strength without significantly jeopardizing the optical properties of various Y-PSZ compositions relative to their CS counterparts. This alternative sintering method appears to be a promising technique for controlling grain growth while eliminating porosities in dental Y-PSZ ceramics, thus potentially enhancing the clinical longevity of zirconia restorations.
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