[Wear behavior of enamel and veneering ceramics].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To compare the wear between the enamel and two types of dental decoration porcelains for all-ceramic restorations (Vita-alpha, Vintage AL).

METHODS:

Friction coefficients, wear scar width, element concentrations and wear surface evolution were considered relatively to the tribology of that in vivo situation. The wear scars of the samples were characterized by means of dynamic atomic force microscopy (DFM). The different element concentrations of the surface before/after the wear test were determined with energy dispersion spectrometry (EDS).

RESULTS:

The friction coefficient varied from time in each kind of material. The statistical differences between materials were observed in wear scar width and properties of materials (P<0.05). DFM results showed wear surface of natural tooth full of abrasive particles and denaturation of dental texture. Wear surface of veneering ceramics consisted mainly of abrasive particles, plough and microcracking. EDS results showed that the element concentration of Fe was obviously found on the samples after wear.

CONCLUSION:

The main underlying mechanisms of natural teeth wear are abrasive, and denaturation of dental texture. Abrasive wear, adhesion and fatigue of veneering ceramics characterize the wear patterns which plays different role in Vita-alpha and Vintage AL. The wear patterns of veneering ceramics can be described as mild wear.

• Authors: Qing-ping Gao, Yong-lie Chao, Xin-chun Jian, Feng Guo, Yu-kun Meng
• Journal: Hua xi kou qiang yi xue za zhi = Huaxi kouqiang yixue zazhi = West China journal of stomatology (Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi) Vol. 25 Issue 5 Pg. 426-8 (Oct 2007) ISSN: 1000-1182 [Print] China
• PMID: 18072550 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Vita Alpha
• Dental Porcelain

Topics

• Ceramics
• Dental Enamel
• Dental Porcelain
• Dental Restoration Wear
• Materials Testing
• Surface Properties
• Tooth Attrition