Abstract
ObjectivesPurpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of surface modifications on the tensile bond strength between zirconia ceramic and resin. MethodsZirconia ceramic surfaces were treated with 150-μm abrasive alumina particles, 150-μm abrasive zirconia particles, argon-ion bombardment, gas plasma, and piranha solution (H2SO4:H2O2=3:1). In addition, slip casting surfaces were examined. Untreated surfaces were used as the control group. Tensile bond strengths (TBS) were measured after water storage for 3 days or 150 days with additional 37,500 thermal cycling for artificial aging. Statistical analyses were performed with 1-way and 3-way ANOVA, followed by comparison of means with the Tukey HSD test. ResultsAfter storage in distilled water for three days at 37°C, the highest mean tensile bond strengths (TBS) were observed for zirconia ceramic surfaces abraded with 150-μm abrasive alumina particles (TBSAAP=37.3MPa, TBSCAAP=40.4MPa), and 150-μm abrasive zirconia particles (TBSAZP=34.8MPa, TBSCAZP=35.8MPa). Also a high TBS was observed for specimens treated with argon-ion bombardment (TBSBAI=37.8MPa). After 150 days of storage, specimens abraded with 150-μm abrasive alumina particles and 150-μm abrasive zirconia particles revealed high TBS (TBSAAP=37.6MPa, TBSCAAP=33.0MPa, TBSAZP=22.1MPa and TBSCAZP=22.8MPa). A high TBS was observed also for specimens prepared with slip casting (TBSSC=30.0MPa). A decrease of TBS was observed for control specimens (TBSUNT=12.5MPa, TBSCUNT=9.0MPa), specimens treated with argon-ion bombardment (TBSBAI=10.3MPa) and gas plasma (TBSGP=11.0MPa). A decrease of TBS was observed also for specimens treated with piranha solution (TBSPS=3.9MPa, TBSCPS=4.1MPa).A significant difference in TBS after three days storage was observed for specimens treated with different methods (p<0.001). Thermal cycling significantly reduced TBS for all groups (p<0.001) excluding groups: AAP(p>0.05), CAAP(p>0.05) and SC(p>0.05). However, the failure patterns of debonded specimens prepared with 150-μm abrasive zirconia particles were 96.7% cohesive. ConclusionTreatment of zirconia ceramic surfaces with abrasive zirconia particles is a promising method to increase the tensile bond strength without significant damage of the ceramic surface itself. An alternative promising method is slip casting.
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