Zirconia (ZrO) based dental ceramics have been considered to be advantageous materials with adequate mechanical properties for the manufacturing of medical devices. Due to its very high compression strength of 2000 MPa, ZrO can resist differing mechanical environments. During the crack propagation on the application of stress on the surface of ZrO, a crystalline modification diminishes the propagation of cracks. In addition, zirconia's biocompatibility has been studied in vivo, leading to the observation of no adverse response upon the insertion of ZrO samples into the bone or muscle. In vitro experimentation has exhibited the absence of mutations and good viability of cells cultured on this material leading to the use of ZrO in the manufacturing of hip head prostheses. The mechanical properties of zirconia fixed partial dentures (FPDs) have proven to be superior to other ceramic/composite restorations and hence leading to their significant applications in implant supported rehabilitations. Recent developments were focused on the synthesis of zirconia based dental materials. More recently, zirconia has been introduced in prosthetic dentistry for the fabrication of crowns and fixed partial dentures in combination with computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) techniques. This systematic review covers the results of past as well as recent scientific studies on the properties of zirconia based ceramics such as their specific compositions, microstructures, mechanical strength, biocompatibility and other applications in dentistry.
Recent
advances and demands in biomedical applications drive a
large amount of research to synthesize easily scalable low-density,
high-strength, and wear-resistant biomaterials. The chemical inertness
with low density combined with high strength makes h-BN one of the
promising materials for such application. In this work, three-dimensional
hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) interconnected with boron trioxide
(B2O3) was prepared by easily scalable and energy
efficient spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. The composite structure
shows significant densification (1.6–1.9 g/cm3)
and high surface area (0.97–14.5 m2/g) at an extremely
low SPS temperature of 250 °C. A high compressive strength of
291 MPa with a reasonably good wear resistance was obtained for the
composite structure. The formation of strong covalent bonds between
h-BN and B2O3 was formulated and established
by molecular dynamics simulation. The composite showed significant
effect on cell viability/proliferation. It shows a high mineralized
nodule formation over the control, which suggests its use as a possible
osteogenic agent in bone formation.
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