Structural, chemical and optical characterizations of an experimental SiO2–Y-TZP ceramic produced by the uniaxial/isostatic pressing technique

Made available in DSpace on 2020-12-12T01:19:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2020-06-01 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) This study aimed to produce a new SiO2+Y-TZP ceramic via uniaxial/isostatic compression that was structurally and chemically characterized relating to its translucency and flexural strength. SiO2 and Y-TZP were mixed using a ball mill, pressed and sintered at 1150 °C. The optical and mechanical properties of the specimens were compared to lithium disilicate (LD) and zirconia-reinforced lithium silicate (ZLS) (Kruskal-Wallis, α = 0.05). The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy bands suggested an interaction between Si, O and Zr. Contrast ratio and translucency parameter of the experimental ceramic were higher and lower, (p = 0.000001) respectively, than those of the LD and ZLS. The experimental ceramic presented similar flexural strength to ZLS, but lower than LD (p < 0.0001). It can be concluded that this processing method is efficient to obtain a SiO2+Y-TZP ceramic and 1150 °C crystallizes SiO2 without inducing t-m transformation. The SiO2+Y-TZP ceramic presented lower translucency and higher masking ability than the commercially available glass-ceramics, but similar flexural strength to one glass-ceramics. Department of Operative Dentistry Endodontics and Dental Materials Bauru School of Dentistry University of São Paulo Department of Prosthodontics and Periodontics Bauru School of Dentistry University of São Paulo Department of Chemistry UNESP-School of Science São Paulo State University Department of Mechanical Engineering São Carlos School of Engineering University of São Paulo Department of Physics UNESP-School of Science São Paulo State University Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biology School of Dentistry University of São Paulo Department of Pediatric Dentistry Orthodontics and Public Health Bauru School of Dentistry University of São Paulo Department of Chemistry UNESP-School of Science São Paulo State University Department of Physics UNESP-School of Science São Paulo State University FAPESP: 2017/18157-4