Comparison of 3 polishing techniques for 2 all-ceramic materials

Saraç D., Turk T., Elekdağ Türk S. T., Sarac Y. S.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS, cilt.20, sa.5, ss.465-468, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROSTHODONTICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.465-468
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of this study was to compare the surface roughness produced by polishing 2 all-ceramic materials after surface conditioning. Air particle abrasion (APA) with 25-mu m aluminum oxide, 9.6% hydrofluoric acid (HFA) and APA + HFA were applied for ceramic surface conditioning. Subsequently, the ceramics were subjected to 3 polishing techniques: polishing kit, polishing paste, and polishing kit + polishing paste. Surface roughness (Ra) was evaluated profilometrically. The highest Delta Ra values were obtained with the polishing kit and polishing kit + paste for the APA + HFA groups. No significant differences were observed among the polishing paste groups. Combining a polishing kit and polishing paste produced the smoothest ceramic surfaces.