Translucency and Strength of Lithium Disilicate for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing at Different Thermal Temperatures and Thicknesses: An In Vitro Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Glass Block Preparation
2.2. Heat-Treatment Schedule
2.3. X-ray Diffraction (XRD)
2.4. Translucency Measurement
2.5. Biaxial Flexural Strength
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. XRD Analysis
3.2. Translucency
3.3. Biaxial Flexural Strength
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Temperature | 780 | 800 | 820 | 840 | 860 |
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Primary Grain Size | 28.4 ± 5.8 | 30.0 ± 1.9 | 32.7 ± 2.8 | 33.9 ± 1 | 35.5 ± 4 |
Thickness (mm) | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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58.17 ± 1.76 c | 39.63 ± 2.37 b | 23.43 ± 2.96 a | |||||
Temperature (°C) | 780 | 800 | 820 | 840 | 860 | ||
43.91 ± 13.09 a | 39.56 ± 15.19 a | 41.02 ± 16.79 a | 39.45 ± 14.42 a | 38.11 ± 15.77 a |
Thickness (mm) | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | ||||
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588.17 ± 92.87 b | 650.49 ± 118.8 c | 508.68 ± 81.66 a | |||||
Temperature (°C) | 780 | 800 | 820 | 840 | 860 | ||
527.37 ± 113.23 a | 564.11 ± 134.43 ab | 630.24 ± 124.71 c | 618.65 ± 100.38 c | 571.87 ± 54.06 b |
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Li, C.-Y.; Jeong, K.-S.; Shin, J.-S.; Shim, J.-S.; Ryu, J.-J. Translucency and Strength of Lithium Disilicate for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing at Different Thermal Temperatures and Thicknesses: An In Vitro Study. Materials 2024, 17, 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020396
Li C-Y, Jeong K-S, Shin J-S, Shim J-S, Ryu J-J. Translucency and Strength of Lithium Disilicate for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing at Different Thermal Temperatures and Thicknesses: An In Vitro Study. Materials. 2024; 17(2):396. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020396
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Chong-Yang, Kyung-So Jeong, Jae-Seob Shin, Ji-Suk Shim, and Jae-Jun Ryu. 2024. "Translucency and Strength of Lithium Disilicate for Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing at Different Thermal Temperatures and Thicknesses: An In Vitro Study" Materials 17, no. 2: 396. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17020396