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. 2018 Oct-Dec;18(4):336-342.
doi: 10.4103/jips.jips_105_18.

Comparison of the effect of monolithic and layered zirconia on natural teeth wear: An in vitro study

Yamini Gundugollu  1 , Ravi Shankar Yalavarthy  1 , M Hari Krishna  1 , Srinivas Kalluri  1 , Shameen Kumar Pydi  1 , Satyendra Kumar Tedlapu  1
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Comparison of the effect of monolithic and layered zirconia on natural teeth wear: An in vitro study

Yamini Gundugollu et al. J Indian Prosthodont Soc. 2018 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to compare wear of the natural teeth against monolithic zirconia and layered zirconia with different surface finishing procedures such as unpolished unglazed, polished unglazed, and polished glazed.

Materials and methods: The two-bodied wear test was carried out in a custom-made oral wear simulator with a sample size of 60 zirconia specimen opposing natural teeth. Zirconia specimen was divided into two groups layered and monolithic which further subdivided into unpolished unglazed, polished unglazed, and polished glazed groups (n = 10). The amount of enamel wear occurred for 250,000 cycles when opposed by monolithic and layered zirconia with different surface finishing methods was measured by loss of height of each tooth using three-dimensional scanning and loss of weight using sensitive balance at specified time intervals of 50,000 cycles during masticatory test considering baseline measurement as control. The data were statistically analyzed to compare the enamel wear against layered and monolithic zirconia with different surface finishing protocols by repeated ANOVA test.

Results: Monolithic polished unglazed zirconia showed least tooth wear followed by monolithic polished glazed zirconia, monolithic unpolished unglazed zirconia, and layered unpolished unglazed zirconia showed highest tooth wear in terms of both height loss and weight loss (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: Within the limitations of the study, monolithic polished unglazed zirconia is wear-friendly to the opposing natural teeth, and polished surfaces in both the groups showed less tooth wear compared to the glazed surface of zirconia specimen.

Keywords: Monolithic and layered zirconia; polished glazed; polished unglazed; unpolished unglazed zirconia; wear.

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Maxillary premolars mounted in polyvinyl chloride tubes
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Zirconia discs secured in aluminum discs
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Customized oral wear simulator
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Auto computer-aided design scans showing teeth wear at baseline and after 50,000 cycles
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Auto computer-aided design scans showing teeth wear after 1 lakh and after 1.5 lakhs cycles
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Auto computer-aided design scans showing teeth wear after 2 lakhs and after 2.5 lakhs cycles
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Height loss of natural teeth opposing monolithic and layered zirconia with different surface finishing procedures using repeated ANOVA test
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Weight loss of natural teeth opposing monolithic and layered zirconia with different surface finishing procedures using repeated ANOVA test
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