Journal of Dental Medicine

  The major foible of dental ceramics is their brittle nature. Therefore, the producers of these materials have focused on the “strength” issue. A method of increasing strength is ion exchange on porcelain surface which leads to formation of a compressive crust that opposing forces should overcome before developing a crack. In current study, ion exchange in two types of porcelain, Ceramco II which is used in PFM restorations and Colorloic veneer which is used for laminates, veneers, inlays and onlays, are evaluated. Additionally, laminate porcelains, etching effect on strength of porcelain and interaction of acid etching and ion exchange have been studied.

  In this study, porcelain bond strength to three different alloys of Gold-base, pd-Ag and base-Metal were compared and the effect of repeated porcelain sintering on bond strength was evaluated. The obtained results showed best bond strength of porcelain with Gold-base alloy. Pd-Ag and Base-metal alloys showed less strength respectively. During repeated sintering of porcelain, bond strength has not changed in Base-metal and Gold-base alloys while it was weakened in pd-Ag alloy.