Table 1 The materials used in this study
From: Two-body wear of occlusal splint materials against different antagonists
Occlusal splint material | Code | Manufacturer | Composition | Lot no |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sr Ivocap Heat Cured | SRI | Ivoclar Vivadent, Shaan, Liechtenstein | Methyl Methacrylate Ethylene Dimethacrylate | YC353P07 |
Valplast | VP | Valplast International Corp., Long Beach, NY, USA | Polyamide | 3009A |
SR Ivocap Elastomer | SRE | Ivoclar Vivadent, Shaan, Liechtenstein | Methyl Methacrylate | YG072L04 |
Eclipse | EC | Dentsply International, York, PA | Urethane Oligomers | 070228 |
Antagonist material | Code | Manufacturer | Composition | Lot no |
inCoris TZI | TZI | SironaDental Systems, Bensheim, German | Monoblock zirconia, ZrO2 + HfO2 + Y2O3 (≥99.0), Y2O3 (> 4.5 − ≤6.0),HfO2 (≤5), Al2O3 (≤0.5), Other oxides (≤0.5) | 2,014,161,366 |
IPS e.max Press | IM | Ivoclar Vivadent, Shaan, Liechtenstein | Lithium disilicate glass-ceramic SiO2(57–80%)Li2O(11–19%), K2O (0–13%), P2O5(0–11%) ZrO2 (0–8%), ZnO (0–8%), other oxides and ceramic pigments | U51802 |
Enamel | E | Maxillary Human third molar tubercle | 96 wt.% inorganic material (Ca10(PO4)6·2(OH))and 4 wt.% organic material and water |