J Prosthodont. 2023 Nov 10. doi: 10.1111/jopr.13792. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effects of 1 vs. 2 glaze firings on the color and mechanical properties of an extrinsically characterized lithium disilicate ceramic after thermal-cycling, brushing, or both.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty specimens were divided into 2 groups: one glaze firing (GL1) and two glaze firings (GL2). Each group was subdivided into 4 groups (n = 10), according to the experimental conditions: thermal-cycling, brushing, thermal-cycling + brushing, and immersion in distilled water (control). Color variation, surface roughness, and Vickers microhardness were analyzed before each designated experiment and after the simulated periods of 2.5, 5, and 10 years. Three-way mixed ANOVA was used for all outcomes, followed by one-way ANOVA, repeated measures one-way ANOVA, Bonferroni post hoc test, and t-test to check for statistical differences (α = .05).
RESULTS: Thermal-cycling generated greater color changes in the GL1 group at 2.5- and 5 years (P<.001; P = .013). Brushing generated color changes in GL1 at 5 years (P = .003) and in GL2 at 10 years (P = .017). Regarding surface roughness, the GL1 group suffered alterations in thermal-cycling + brushing at 5 years. In the control group, the GL1 group exhibited higher roughness values than GL2 (P<.05). Most of the groups experienced an increase in microhardness at 2.5 years (P<.05). In the GL1 group, thermal-cycling increased the microhardness at 5 years (P = .006); at 5 and 10 years, the GL1 group had a higher microhardness than the GL2 in thermal-cycling + brushing (P<.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Ceramics with one glaze firing showed greater color, roughness, and microhardness changes compared to those submitted to two firings. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID:37947149 | DOI:10.1111/jopr.13792
