• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.20-25
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• 2015

Purpose: This study was evaluated the shade of feldspathic porcelain with various concentration of silver ion. Materials and Methods: The control group was conventional feldspathic porcelain with no silver ion, the experimental groups were the feldpathic porcelain with 5%, 10%, 20%, 30% silver ion. The number of specimens on the each group was 5. Commission Internationale de I'Eclairage (CIE) $L^*a^*b^*$ parameters were recorded twice for each specimen with a spectrophotometer (Model CM-2600d, Minolta, Japan). One-way Anova was used for statistical analysis. Results: L value was similar. a value was increasing and b value was decreasing with silver ion statistically significantly. ${\Delta}E$ was increasing according to silver ion significantly. Conclusion: The shade of feldspahtic porcelain was influenced by silver ion. Ag ion under 10% concentration is acceptable clinically.

• Journal of Dental Rehabilitation and Applied Science
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• v.28 no.3
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• pp.223-232
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of various thickness of porcelain on shear bond strength between metal coping and porcelain. So, various thickness of feldspathic porcelain and heat-pressed porcelain were built up and compared. 120 metal cube($4{\times}4{\times}4mm$) specimens were prepared. 60 specimens were applied to feldspathic porcelain and the others were applied to heat-pressed porcelain by 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm, 2.5mm, 3mm and 3.5mm thickness. The measurement of shear bond strength was performed by Instron universal testing machine. The following results were obtained from this study. 1. As thickness of feldspathic porcelain increases, shear bond strength has decreased. Feldspathic specimens with 1mm porcelain thickness were significantly stronger than other feldspathic subgroups. 2. There was no significant difference of shear bond strength according to porcelain thickness in heat-pressed porcelain group. 3. In comparison between subgroups with same thickness, feldspathic porcelain group had stronger shear bond strength than heat-pressed porcelain. There were significant difference between 1mm and 3mm porcelain thickness group. 4. In almost cases, fracture surface was found on both metal and porcelain surfaces. As thickness of porcelain was increased, metal exposure was decreased.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.21-28
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the wear characteristics of human enamel opposing 2 heat-pressed ceramics (e.max Press and Empress Esthetic), conventional feldspathic porcelain (Ceramco 3) and type III gold alloy. Material and methods: Intact cusps of extracted premolars were used for enamel specimens. Five disk samples were made for each of two heat-pressed ceramics groups, conventional feldspathic porcelain group and type III gold alloy group. Wear tests were conducted in distilled water using a pin-on-disk tribometer. The amount of enamel wear was determined by weighing the enamel specimens before and after wear tests, and the weight was converted to volumes by average density. The wear tracks were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and surface profilometer to elucidate the wear characteristics. Results: 1. Ceramco 3 led to the greatest amount of enamel wear followed by Empress Esthetic, e.max Press and type III gold alloy. However, there was no significant difference between Ceramco 3 and Empress Esthetic (P>.05), and there were also no significant differences among Empress Esthetic, e.max Press and type III gold alloy (P>.05). 2. The average surface roughness of e.max Press after wear test was smallest followed by Empress Esthetic and Ceramco 3, but there was no significant difference between Empress Esthetic and Ceramco 3 (P>.05). 3. There were no significant differences among the depth of wear tracks of all the groups (P>.05). The group that showed the largest width of wear track was Ceramco 3 followed by Empress Esthetic, e.max Press and type III gold alloy. However, there was no significant difference between e.max Press and Empress Esthetic (P>.05), and there was also no significant difference between Empress Esthetic and Ceramco 3 (P>.05). Conclusion: Within the limits of this study, heat-pressed ceramics were not more abrasive than conventional feldspathic porcelain.

• The Journal of Korean Academy of Prosthodontics
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• v.52 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of applying Silano-pen to feldspathic porcelain and zirconia on shear bond strength with composite resin. Materials and methods: Feldspathic porcelain and zirconia specimens were produced into 30 per each 2 mm thick and 12 mm in diameter and their surface was made smooth and even and then embedded in acrylic resin. The specimens were divided into each Group F (Feldspathic porcelain) and Group Z (Zirconia), (1) Hydrofluoric acid etching and silane (F1 & Z1), (2) Silano-pen and silane (F2 & Z2), (3) Hydrofluoric acid etching and Silano-pen, silane (F3 & Z3). After surface conditioning, substrate surfaces of the specimen were examined by SEM. Composite resin cylinders (2 mm high, 3 mm in diameter)were bonded to specimen and shear bond strength between ceramic and composite resin was measured by using universal testing machine. The measured values were statistically analyzed by using two way ANOVA and Tukey's multiple comparison test (${\alpha}=.05$). Results: In the scanning electron micrograph of the treated ceramic surface, Group F2 and F3 appeared the high roughness and Group Z3 appeared the highest density of silica particle. In Feldspathic porcelain, the result of measuring shear bond strength showed that Group F3 was measured to be highest and Group F1 was measured to be lowest but there was no statistical significance among Groups. In zirconia, Group Z3 was measured to be highest and Group Z1 was measured to be lowest and there was statistical significance among Groups (P<.05). Conclusion: In zirconia, applying hydrofluoric acid etching and then Silano-pen and silane is effective for composite resin adhesion.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.282-286
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• 2005

Leucite crystal has been utilized for dental porcelain due to its high thermal expansion coefficient to meet its counter metal side. Many industrial applications of leucite from the incongruently melting of potassium feldspar are used and its minimum temperature of crystallization is $1150^{\circ}C$. This study aimed to get leucite crystal from lower temperature through congruently melting, and the starting materials are taken from K-feldspar mainly, and aluminum hydroxide and potassium carbonate are additionally supplied to meet stoichiometry of leucite. We report that the leucite crystal can be synthesized in congruently melting from the temperature $950^{\circ}C$ through solid-state sintering with k-feldspar, potassium carbonate and aluminum hydroxide.