Enhancing Fracture Toughness of Dental Zirconia through Incorporation of Nb into the Surface
Adding Nb near the surface improved the fracture toughness without affecting the CTE or translucency. This method could strengthen zirconia prostheses, allowing more reliable dental restorations.
Authors
- Yuta Yasuoka
- Seiji Ban (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7760-1435)
Institutions
- Aichi Gakuin University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Materials
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ma17184446
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dental materials and restorations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.40