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Effect of Connector Designs on Flexural Strength of Gradient Versus Translucent Monolithic Zirconia Fixed Dental prosthesis, An in Vitro Study.

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Pharmaceutical, Dental, and medical disciplines whether they are descriptive, analytical, experimental, or basic studies

Abstract

Background: Yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) has been used due to its high strength and unique transformation toughening properties. Despite the exceptional mechanical properties of using zirconia its opacity limited their use in only posterior regions. Improvements of translucency were done in monolithic zirconia “gradient zirconia" restorations. Since several clinical data reported a high failure rate of (FDP) around connector areas. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of connector designs on the flexural strength of gradient zirconia in comparison to translucent zirconia Fixed dental prosthesis. Materials and Methods: A total of twenty-three-unit Fixed dental prosthesis were fabricated for the current study. The FDP will be divided into two main experimental groups (n =10). With 4 subgroups as the following: Group B (BruxZir zirconia) with subgroups: SubGroup BS: BruxZir Zirconia with sharp connector design. SubGroup BR: BruxZir Zirconia with round connector design. Group G (Gradient zirconia) with subgroups: SubGroup GS: Gradient zirconia with sharp connector design. SubGroup GR: Gradient zirconia with round connector design. Results: Revealed that the lowest flexural strength mean value was related to group B BruxZir with sharp connector design with value (578.77), followed by Group B BruxZir with round connector design (709.10), while the highest flexural strength value was found in ZirCAD group with round connector designs (964.78). Conclusions: Flexural strength of gradient 3Y & 5Y zirconia is higher than translucent 4Y zirconia. Round connector designs show higher flexural strength than that of sharp designs.

DOI

10.21608/jfcr.2024.260139.1072

Keywords

Connector design, flexural strength, Gradient Zirconia

Authors

First Name

yomna

Last Name

lotfy

MiddleName

gamal

Affiliation

Postgraduate Researcher, Conservative Dentistry Department (Fixed Prosthodontics Division), Faculty of Oral and Dental Medicine, Misr International University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

yomna111429@miuegypt.edu.eg

City

new cairo

Orcid

(0009-0008-1785-1721

First Name

Ashraf

Last Name

Mokhtar

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Fixed prosthodontics department, Dentistry, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Email

ashraf.mokhtar.am51@gmail.com

City

cairo

Orcid

0000-0001-5902-8129

First Name

Tamer

Last Name

Hamza

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Fixed Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Al Azhar University Dean of Dentistry, Badr University

Email

drtamerhamza@gmail.com

City

-

Orcid

0000-0003-2722-2829

Volume

4

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

48059

Issue Date

2024-06-01

Receive Date

2024-01-02

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

84

Page End

95

Online ISSN

2786-023X

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Original research articles

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1,936

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Journal of Fundamental and Clinical Research

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https://jfcr.journals.ekb.eg/

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Effect of Connector Designs on Flexural Strength of Gradient Versus Translucent Monolithic Zirconia Fixed Dental prosthesis, An in Vitro Study.

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28 Dec 2024