Effect of grinding and heat treatment on the mechanical behavior of zirconia ceramic

• Main Authors: Gabriela Freitas RAMOS (Author), Gabriel Kalil Rocha PEREIRA (Author), Marina AMARAL (Author), Luiz Felipe VALANDRO (Author), Marco Antonio BOTTINO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The present study investigated the effect of grinding on roughness, flexural strength, and reliability of a zirconia ceramic before and after heat treatment. Seven groups were tested (n = 15): a control group (labeled CG, untreated), and six groups of samples ground with diamond discs, simu...