Abstract Purpose To investigate the influence of surface damage on the fatigue behavior of zirconia under two different loading conditions. Materials and methods One hundred twenty zirconia bar-shaped received either…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess the mechanical properties of recently introduced zirconia reinforced lithium silicate glass-ceramic. Methods Two types of CAD/CAM glass-ceramics (Vita Suprinity (VS);…
Abstract Objectives This study simulated the shelf life to evaluate the stability of initiation systems on acidic photopolymerizable dental material, through an experimental self-adhering flowable composite resin (SACR). Methods An…
Abstract Objective Shear viscosity and ion viscosity of uncured visible light-curing (VLC) resins and resin based composites (RBC) are correlated with respect to the resin composition, temperature and filler content…
Highlights • The results of the study indicate that the Bend and Free Recovery (BFR) method is suitable as a standard test method to determine the transformation temperatures of heat-activated…
Graphical abstract Highlights • Two computer aided designs relevant to dentistry were utilized. • Four additive manufacturing units produced 10 samples per design. • Measuring equipment was validated. • Accuracy…
Highlights • OCT is a useful tool for fractography after microtensile bond strength test. • Flowable composite lining increases microtensile bond strength regardless of crosshead speed. • High crosshead speed…
Highlights • The feldspathic and polymer infiltrated ceramics (Enamic) have completely different microstructures. The former present crystals while the latter is amorphous. • The lithium dissilicate and the Zirconia-reinforced lithium…
Highlights • Fracture toughness ( K IC ) of a group of CAD/CAM nonmetallic blocks was measured. • Two were glass-ceramic-based, 2 were resin-composite-based, and one feldspathic porcelain, testing both…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of dental resins and dental nanocomposites by means of 3-point bending, 4-point bending and piston-on-three ball biaxial…
Abstract Objective To identify the minimum data acquisition variables in the x – and y -planes required when using three-dimensional (3D) profilometry to produce accurate mean total volumetric wear and…
Highlights • Bioceramic scaffold/hTDM constructs favored odontogenic differentiation and biomineralization. • Scaffolds released Mg 2+ , Ca 2+ , Si 4+ and Zn 2+ ions and hTDMs growth factors (TGFβ-1,…
Abstract Objectives Resin infiltrants have been successfully used in dental medicine preventing the progression of tooth decay in an early phase of caries development. ICON ® is an infiltrant of…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to measure titanium (Ti) content in human jawbones and to show that Ti was released from dental implants inserted into these jawbones….
Highlights • Tensile strength variation within tempers is large, distinction between tempers small. • Predictive power of effect of heat-treatment low. • As-supplied lots of wire from mixed processing batches….
Highlights • Real time imaging of the two dimensional (2D) axial shrinkage field in the bonded disk geometry is presented for two resin-based composites (RBCs). • The time-dependent 2D axial…
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the cytotoxicity and differentiation potential of a graphene oxide (GO)-based substrate using dental pulp stem cell (DPSC). Methods GO was…
Graphical abstract Highlights • A new method is presented for measuring the rate of tooth-composite bond formation. • The peak rate of bond formation is ∼0.6 s −1 . •…
Abstract Objectives To investigate a set of resin-composites and the effect of their composition on polymerization shrinkage strain and strain kinetics, shrinkage stress and the apparent elastic modulus. Methods Eighteen…
Abstract Objectives To investigate the surface micro-hardness and the diametral tensile strength (DTS) of bulk-fill and conventional resin-composites after storage in food simulating solvents. Methods Eight materials were investigated. For…
