Systematic approach to preparing ceramic–glass composites with high translucency for dental restorations. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yoshimura, Humberto N.; Chimanski, Afonso; Cesar, Paulo F.
• Is Part Of: Dental materials. Volume 31:Issue 10(2015)
• Page Start: 1188
• Page End: 1197
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; Dental materials -- Periodicals; 617.695
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2015.06.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0109-5641

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Software SciGlass can be used for determination of processing parameters and to design glass compositions with target properties.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Glasses of the system SiO₂–B₂O₃–Al₂O₃–La₂O₃–TiO₂ with high refractive indexes and low viscosities can be prepared based on predictions obtained by SciGlass.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Matching the refractive indexes of glass and ceramic preform is crucial to decrease light scattering in ceramic composites.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">It is also important to decrease the absorption phenomena to produce composites with high translucency.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">The proposed systematic approach was successfully applied to develop glass infiltrated ceramic composite with high light transmittance.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>