Available online xxxKeywords: Zirconium-oxide Sintering Surface treatment Resin cement Bond strength a b s t r a c t Purpose: This study investigated the effects of surface treatments on bond strength between resin cement and differently sintered zirconium-oxide ceramics.Methods: 220 zirconium-oxide ceramic (Ceramill ZI) specimens were prepared, sintered in two different period (Short = Ss, Long = Ls) and divided into ten treatment groups as: GC, no treatment; GSil, silanized (ESPE-Sil); GSilPen, silane flame treatment (Silano-Pen); GSb, sandblasted; GSbSil, sandblasted + silanized; GSbCoSil, sandblasted + silica coated (CoJet) + silanized; GSbRoSil, sandblasted + silica coated (Rocatech-Plus) + silanized;GSbDSil, sandblasted + diamond particle abraded (Micron MDA) + silanized; GSbSilPen, sandblasted + silane flame treatment + silanized; GSbLSil, sandblasted + Er:Yag (Asclepion-MCL30) laser treated + silanized. The composite resin (Filtek Z-250) cylinders were cemented to the treated ceramic surfaces with a resin cement (Panavia F2.0). Shear bond strength test was performed after specimens were stored in water for 24 h and thermocycled for 6000 cycles (5-55 8C). Data were statistically analyzed with two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tamhane's multiple comparison test (a = 0.05). Results: According to the ANOVA, sintering time, surface treatments and their interaction were statistically significant ( p < 0.05). The highest bond strengths were obtained in GSbCoSil (Ss = 13.36/Ls = 11.19 MPa) and lowest values were obtained in GC (Ss = 4.70/ Ls = 4.62 MPa) for both sinter groups. Conclusions: Sintering time may be effective on the bond strength and 30 mm silica coating (Cojet) with silane coupling application technique increased the bond strength between resin cement and differently sintered zirconium-oxide ceramics. Please cite this article in press as: Yenisey M, et al. Effect of surface treatments on the bond strength between resin cement and differently sintered zirconium-oxide ceramics. J Prosthodont Res (2015), http://dx.

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Objective The aim of the present study was to evaluate the mechanical and thermal characteristics of two denture base acrylic resins containing silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).Material and Methods Two different acrylic denture base resins (heat-polymerized and microwave polymerized) containing 0.3, 0.8 and 1.6 wt% AgNPs were evaluated for flexural strength, elastic modulus and impact strength. The glass transition temperature (Tg) and relative heat capacity (Cp) of the samples were determined from the Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) results. For statistical analysis, two-way ANOVA and Tukey-HSD tests were performed.Results Addition of 0.8% and 1.6% AgNPs in microwave-polymerized resin significantly decreased the transverse strength and elastic modulus. In terms of impact strength, the addition of AgNPs has no effect on both resin groups. Glass transition temperature (Tg) was decreased with the addition of AgNPs for both denture base resins.Conclusions The incorporation of AgNPs, generally used for antimicrobial efficiency, affected the transverse strength of the denture base acrylic resins depending on the concentration of nanoparticles. Tg was decreased with the addition of AgNPs for both denture base resins.

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Using titanium or gold-palladium abutments for implant supported all ceramics will be esthetically questionable and white opaque cement will be helpful to mask the dark color of titanium abutment.

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