Journal article
Marginal fit of metal-ceramic crowns fabricated by using a casting and two selective laser melting processes before and after ceramic firing
The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, Vol.122(5), pp.475-481
11/01/2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.03.002
PMID: 30982615
Abstract
Few studies have investigated changes in the marginal fit of metal-ceramic restorations fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) techniques after the application of veneering ceramic.
The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the marginal fit (silicone replica technique) and internal porosity (cross-section analysis) of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloy metal crowns prepared by using 2 SLM processes together with a casting technique before and after ceramic veneering.
Cast single Co-Cr crowns and SLM-processed crowns with large (SLML) or small (SLMS) porosity were prepared (n=20/group), and half were subjected to ceramic veneering. On a single Co-Cr master die, the marginal discrepancy (MD) and absolute marginal discrepancy (AMD) of the crowns were measured by using the silicone replica technique, in which each replica was cut into 4 sections before and after ceramic veneering (n=10 for each subgroup). After marginal fit measurements, each metal coping was cross-sectioned into 4 parts, and 5 rectangular optical microscope images were acquired on both outer corners of each quarter. The porosity was then calculated as the ratio of the black-to-white pixels on the binarized images. The data were analyzed by 2-way ANOVA and the post hoc test (Tukey or Student t test) (α=.05).
Before ceramic veneering, the 2 SLM groups showed significantly larger MDs than the casting group (56.4 ±10.4 μm) (P<.05). A significant increase in MD after ceramic veneering was detected only in the SLML group (P<.001). The AMD values showed a similar trend with MD values. The 2 SLM groups (in particular, SLML) showed a significantly higher amount of porosity than the casting group before ceramic veneering (P<.001). Only the SLML group showed a significant decrease in the amount of porosity after ceramic veneering (P<.001).
Within the limitations of this in vitro study, large internal porosity within the SLM-fabricated Co-Cr metal copings affected the marginal fit of the metal-ceramic crowns. However, all the MD values of the 3 groups were lower than the acceptable range even after the application of veneering ceramic.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Marginal fit of metal-ceramic crowns fabricated by using a casting and two selective laser melting processes before and after ceramic firing
- Creators
- Min-Ho Hong - Kyungpook National UniversityBong Ki Min - Yeungnam UniversityDu-Hyeong Lee - Kyungpook National UniversityTae-Yub Kwon - Kyungpook National University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of prosthetic dentistry, Vol.122(5), pp.475-481
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.prosdent.2019.03.002
- PMID
- 30982615
- NLM abbreviation
- J Prosthet Dent
- ISSN
- 0022-3913
- eISSN
- 1097-6841
- Publisher
- Elsevier Inc
- Number of pages
- 7
- Grant note
- 2017R1A6A3A11036498 / Ministry of Education, Republic of Korea (https://doi.org/10.13039/501100002701) National Research Foundation of Korea (https://doi.org/10.13039/501100003725)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Prosthodontics
- Record Identifier
- 9984914143802771
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