Kronwitter, Nikolaus and Rauch, Angelika and Hahnel, Sebastian and Rosentritt, Martin (2026) Influence of sintering protocol and translucency-enhancing liquid on the mechanical performance of anterior zirconia crowns. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS, 175: 107290. ISSN 1751-6161, 1878-0180
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Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a translucency-enhancing liquid (TEL) and high-speed sintering (HS) on the mechanical behavior, with a focus on the survival rates and fracture forces of anterior zirconia crowns with different yttria contents. Materials and methods: Anterior crowns (16 groups, n = 8 per group) were fabricated using four different zirconia materials (3Y-TZP, 4Y-TZP, 5Y-TZP, and multilayer (ML)). The 3Y and 4Y groups were treated with a TEL in three variations: no treatment (NL), two-layer penetration (2L), and four-layer penetration (4L). The 5Y-TZP and ML zirconia crowns served as reference groups without TEL treatment. All specimens underwent either conventional (CS) or high-speed (HS) sintering before being subjected to thermocyclic and mechanical loading (TCML), followed by a load-to-fracture test. Statistics: ANOVA, Bonferroni test, Shapiro-Wilk test, Pearson correlation; alpha = 0.05. Results: Three specimens in group 5Y-NL-CS and one in group 4Y-NL-HS failed during TCML. Fracture forces varied significantly between different types of zirconia and decreased with increasing yttria content. While mean fracture forces were not affected by HS or TEL treatment, HS of ML and particularly 5Y-TZP crowns was associated with a higher frequency of crown fractures, indicating material-and condition-specific tendencies of potential clinical relevance. Conclusion: Within the limitations of this in-vitro study-including the use of PMMA abutments, failures during TCML, and material-and failure-specific differences-all specimens withstood forces exceeding the physiological loads expected in the anterior region. Under these conditions, TEL treatment and HS of 3Y-TZP and 4Y-TZP zirconia appear to allow the rapid fabrication of anterior crowns while maintaining their mechanical performance. As optical parameters were not assessed, any potential aesthetic implications of TEL or HS cannot be inferred.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES; FLEXURAL STRENGTH; GRAIN-SIZE; AGING STABILITY; CERAMICS; TCML; High-speed sintering; Translucency-enhancing liquid; 3Y-TZP zirconia; 4Y-TZP zirconia; 5Y-TZP zirconia; multilayer zirconia |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Zahnärztliche Prothetik |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Aug 2026 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Aug 2026 11:13 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/66100 |
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