Biaxial strength under fatigue of 4YSZ: Surface treatment and resin cement viscosity effects
Kétlin Fagundes Teixeira, Fernanda Cocco, Pablo Machado Soares, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Cornelis Johannes Kleverlaan, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Luiz Felipe Valandro, Ana Carolina Cadore-Rodrigues · 2026
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Kétlin Fagundes Teixeira, Ana Carolina Cadore-Rodrigues, and co-authors tested how surface preparation affects the fatigue strength of zirconia ceramic used for dental crowns. Crowns fail by cracking after years of chewing, and how the ceramic is treated before cementing may decide its lifespan. Their 2026 lab study prepared ceramic discs with five treatments, from sandblasting with different grits to glazing, then cemented them with thick or runny resin cements and flexed them to failure.
Surface treatment mattered greatly, while cement thickness did not. Glazing produced the strongest discs, with smooth, even surfaces. Coarse sandblasting performed worst and left the deepest defects, while fine sandblasting and glaze-plus-acid landed in between. The authors conclude that gentle glazing beats aggressive roughening for long-lasting zirconia restorations.
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| CREATOR | Kétlin Fagundes Teixeira, Fernanda Cocco, Pablo Machado Soares, Gabriel Kalil Rocha Pereira, Cornelis Johannes Kleverlaan, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Luiz Felipe Valandro, Ana Carolina Cadore-Rodrigues |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44767 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |