Translucency of a Dental Porcelain Mixed by Two Ceramic Slurry Methods: A Bayesian Comparison

• Main Authors: Catalina Serna-Meneses (Author), Gabriel Ocampo-Parra (Author), Santiago Arango-Santander (Author), Claudia Garcia-Garcia (Author), Luis Felipe Restrepo-Tamayo (Author), Johnatan Cardona-Jimenez (Author), Alexander Ossa (Author), Alejandro Pelaez-Vargas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Background. The ceramics industry produces porcelain pastes using a controlled ratio of water and porcelain powder. Two methods are used to produce a dental porcelain paste: one-step mixing or incremental mixing. Objective. To evaluate the optical properties of a feldspathic dental ceramic using two different ceramic paste preparation methods using a Bayesian approach. Materials and Methods. Two groups of feldspathic porcelain discs, an incremental mixing group (n = 40) and a one-step mixing group (n = 40), were assessed. Groups were evaluated using spectrophotometry, and the translucency parameter (TP) of each sample was calculated. Surfaces were characterized by AFM and SEM. Statistical analysis was performed using a Bayesian approach. Results. Translucency parameter values of the incremental mixing group ranged from 1.65 to 3.41, while values for the one-step mixing group ranged from 3.62 to 5.74, this difference being statistically significant. The lowest roughness was obtained on the surface of discs in the one-step mixing group. Conclusions. Feldspathic porcelain with lower translucency and higher roughness was obtained using the incremental mixture method.

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1687-8736
10.1155/2022/6666931