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Survival-rate analysis of surface treated dental zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics

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The role of surface preparation, hydrothermal ageing exposure and subsequent cyclic fatigue testing on the biaxial strength of a dental Y-TZP material are investigated. The initial strength and survival rate of a dental Y-TZP ceramic material to fatigue testing was found to be highly dependent upon surface preparation more so than exposure to various hydrothermal exposure conditions. The results suggest that the monoclinic phase generated by either surface damage (especially sandblasting) and to a lesser extent hydrothermal exposure does appear to mitigate strength and fatigue degradation. The results are discussed in terms of the size of defects generated following various surface treatments and the role of cyclic fatigue induced crack growth. A critical ratio is established between the monotonic strength and fatigue stress survival. From the specimens that failed and exhibited reduced strength after cycling a plot of averaged crack growth rate versus max cyclic stress intensity factor was established which closely matched existing results for Y-TZP ceramics.

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  1. Department of Prosthodontics, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Cedomir Oblak

  2. University Medical Center, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Ivan Verdenik

  3. Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Michael V. Swain

  4. Biomaterials, Faculty of Dentistry, Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Michael V. Swain

  5. Prosthehetic Department, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

    Michael V. Swain

  6. Engineering Ceramics Department, Jozef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Tomaz Kosmac

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Oblak, C., Verdenik, I., Swain, M.V. et al. Survival-rate analysis of surface treated dental zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 25, 2255–2264 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-014-5217-1

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