## Abstract The fatigue behavior of alumina and bioglass‐coated alumina was determined in air and biological test environments by the dynamic fatigue test technique in which strength is measured as a function of stressing rate. The good correlation found between the test data and fracture mechanics
Lifetime of alumina- and zirconia ceramics used for crown and bridge restorations
✍ Scribed by Joachim Tinschert; Gerd Natt; Nina Mohrbotter; Hubertus Spiekermann; Karen A. Schulze
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 80B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4973
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The lifetime of a ceramic is dependent on the presence of incidental cracks and their gradual propagation under the conditions of the oral cavity. The objective of this study was to examine the long‐term strength of glass‐infiltrated alumina‐ and various zirconia ceramics currently used in CAD/CAM systems to manufacture crown and bridge frameworks. Fracture mechanics were applied to determine characteristic strength (σ~o~), Weibull modulus (m), fracture toughness (K~Ic~), and the subcritical crack growth parameters n and B. Based on these parameters, lifetime diagrams were generated which allowed the evaluation of the long‐term behavior. The results showed that in a moist environment, the glass‐infiltrated alumina‐ and some zirconia ceramics have a high susceptibility to subcritical crack growth. Zirconia ceramics with an alumina oxide content of 0.25 wt %, however, exhibited the highest initial and most favorable long‐term strength, and should therefore be suitable for crown and bridge restorations. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2007
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