Publication: Effect of different surface treatments on roughness of IPS Empress 2 ceramic
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2012-03-01T00:00:00Z
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Kara, Haluk Baris
Dilber, Erhan
Koc, Ozlem
Ozturk, A. Nilgun
Bulbul, Mehmet
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different surface treatments (air abrasion, acid etching, laser irradiation) on the surface roughness of a lithium-disilicate-based core ceramic. A total of 40 discs of lithium disilicate-based core ceramic (IPS Empress 2; Ivoclar Vivadent, Schaan, Liechtenstein) were prepared (10 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness) according to the manufacturer-s instructions. Specimens were divided into four groups (n = 10), and the following treatments were applied: air abrasion with alumina particles (50 mu m), acid etching with 5% hydrofluoric acid, Nd:YAG laser irradiation (1 mm distance, 100 mJ, 20 Hz, 2 W) and Er:YAG laser irradiation (1 mm distance, 500 mJ, 20 Hz, 10 W). Following determination of surface roughness (R-a) by profilometry, specimens were examined with atomic force microscopy. The data were analysed by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey HSD test (alpha = 0.05). One-way ANOVA indicated that surface roughness following air abrasion was significantly different from the surface roughness following laser irradiation and acid etching (P 0.05). Air abrasion increased surface roughness of lithium disilicate-based core ceramic surfaces more effectively than acid-etching and laser irradiation.
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Kara H. B. , Dilber E., Koc O., Ozturk A. N. , Bulbul M., -Effect of different surface treatments on roughness of IPS Empress 2 ceramic-, LASERS IN MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.27, ss.267-272, 2012