Color match of modified high translucency zirconia frameworks | ||||
Egyptian Dental Journal | ||||
Article 19, Volume 66, Issue 2 - April (Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Materials, Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics), April 2020, Page 1311-1315 PDF (444.74 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/edj.2020.26512.1086 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Ehab A. Farghaly ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
1Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon | ||||
2Prosthodontics Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Beirut Arab University, Beirut , Lebanon | ||||
3Dental Biomaterials department, Faculty of dentistry, Alexandria University, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Purpose: improve color match of full anatomical high translucency zirconia restorations using framework modifications. Materials and methods: Full anatomical high translucency zirconia frameworks (Cercon HT) received three modifications in framework design to allow room for layering conventional porcelain material: buccal window, extended buccal window, and occlusal clearance. Conventional porcelain was manually built according to manufacturer instructions. Color match of each framework design was compared to target color (A2, Vita classic shade guide) using a dental spectrophotometer (Vita Easy shade Advance). Delta E equation was used to measure color match of each framework design. Amount of transmitted light passing through each design was used to calculate translucency coefficient. Results: all framework modifications improved color match (∆E<3.2) compared to unmodified full anatomical design (∆E=5.7), however this improvement in color match was only limited to the area of framework modifications. Translucency of modified frameworks improved by addition of veneering porcelain (67%) compared to translucency of full anatomical framework (58%). Conclusion: Color match and translucency of full anatomical high translucency zirconia restorations improved using framework modifications. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
High translucency; zirconia; framework; color match; spectrophotometer | ||||
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