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Degradation of Y2O3-Stabilized ZrO2 Ceramics in Artificial Saliva: ICP Analysis of Dissolved Y3+ and Zr4+ Ions
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ZrO2 ceramics are one of the most important materials used in dental prostheses production, due to their excellent mechanical resistance and chemical inertness in the mouth environment. Nevertheless, the combination of low pHs and fluoride presence is able to reduce the chemical stability of these ceramics. In this work, the resistance of commercial blocks of micrometric and nanometric sized Y2O3-stabilized ZrO2 ceramics (ProtMat Materiais Avançados® and Ivoclar®) was evaluated in Fusayama artificial saliva of different pHs with (and without) the presence of fluoride ions. The study was based on the analysis of the amount of Zr4+ and Y3+ ions dissolved in the artificial saliva after different exposure times using ICP OES technique. The XRD technique was also employed to investigate the phase transformations occurring during the degradation process in artificial saliva. The micrometric sized ZrO2 ceramics presented higher resistance in the artificial saliva than nanometric sized structures.
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August 2012
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