Veneering of zirconia:
Unfortunately, current processing technologies cannot make zirconia frameworks as translucent as natural teeth, so they have to be veneered with weaker porcelain to achieve acceptable esthetics.
This veneer material is fused onto the ceramic core by sintering, thus producing a tri-layer system of core-dentin-enamel.(97)
However, veneering usually has to be carried out at a relatively high temperature and during the procedure the framework are exposed to moisture.
It has been shown that Y-TZP ceramics are unstable over time, being subject to mechanical property degradation due to progressive spontaneous transformation of the tetragonal phase into monolithic phase(98), a phenomenon influenced by temperature, vapor, grain
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The chemical structure at the core-veneer interface was analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray. This revealed that some of the veneer elements diffused into zirconium oxide layer to a depth of 8 to 10 µm.
Recently, a new generation of ceramics has been introduced for veneering zirconia frameworks adopting pressing technology.(102)
The advantages of this system are simplicity, quickness, and defect-free structures, while the application of the lost wax method provides special anatomical characterization, which is difficult to achieve using the standard layering technique.
The higher tensile strength of these press on veneer, in addition to their superior interface quality and higher bond strength with zirconia frameworks, make them optimal materials to apply.(102)
In addition, the zirconia frameworks subjected only to one controlled firing cycle, reducing the possibility of thermal fatigue. Furthermore, the press-on technique uses prefabricated ceramic pellets and is performed under controlled temperature, pressure, and vacuum, all of which result in less incorporation of structural defects in the veneer
The structure is a combination of three triptychs in one, which are all enamel. There is the overall triptych, which is Mosan, and then there
Bagis Y, Baltacioglu I, Kahyaogullari S. Comparing Microleakage and the Layering Methods of Silorane-based Resin Composite in Wide Class II MOD Cavities. Operative Dentistry 2009; 34(5):578-85.
As tetragonal phase has high toughness and high strength, additional stabiliser such as Yttria can maintain the tetragonal phase of zirconia at low temperature. However, degradation gradually happens in Y-TZP after a certain years, especially under hydrothermal condition.
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11. Bagis YH, Baltacioglu IH, Kahyaogullari S. Comparing Microleakage and the Layering Methods of Silorane-based Resin Composite in Wide Class II MOD Cavities. Oper Dent. 2009; 34(5): 578-585.