Highlights • Mechanical performance of air-abraded or acid-etched ceramic was investigated. • Abrasion and acid-etching reduced ceramic mechanical strength and reliability. • Abraded ceramic had the poorest mechanical performance among…
Abstract Objectives This study evaluated the endogenous matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity of demineralized dentin matrix following 1 or 5 min pretreatment by various collagen crosslinkers. Generic MMP activity assay, total…
Abstract Objectives Bioactive glass forms a bone mineral apatite interface and can be engineered to promote optimal bone regeneration. Strontium (Sr 2+ ) stimulates osteoblast and inhibits osteoclast activities in…
Highlights • Grinding increases the ceramic’s resistance towards ageing at the subsurface. • The activation energies compares well with previous reported values. • After aging at 37 °C, predicted and…
Graphical abstract Highlights • MDP containing universal adhesive alone provides effective chemical bonding to Y-TZP. • Silica coating + silanization provided higher hydrolytic stability than applying MDP. Abstract Objectives To…
Highlights • Demineralization of dentin causes a decrease in the surface free energy. • Acetone added to a nano-HA solution increases the surface wetting of dentin. • Acetone facilitates the…
Highlights • XFEM results were in good agreement with those of the experimental results. • XFEM enabled us to capture a more accurate load at first sign of a crown’s…
Graphical abstract Highlights • Application of photo-catalytic activities of TiO 2 NPs could be tuned through dental resins. • Adding TiO 2 NPs in hydroxyl-rich resins may produce materials with…
Abstract Objectives Recently several zirconia primers have been introduced to mediate bonding of dimethacrylate resins to yttria-stabilized zirconia frameworks (Y-TZP). The aim of the study was to evaluate the changes…
Abstract Objectives The literature reports inconsistent results regarding using configuration factor (C-factor) as an indicator to reflect the generation of polymerization shrinkage stress (PS) from dental restorative composites due to…
