Skip to main content

Table 1 Mean ± standard deviation of microhardness (VHN) and fracture toughness (KIC) of studied CAD-CAM materials among different erosive media

From: Effect of erosive media on microhardness and fracture toughness of CAD-CAM dental materials

Materials

Media

Vickers microhardness

(VHN)

KIc

MPa m1/2

Ceramill Zolid HT+

Artificial saliva

1342.9 ± 6.9A

3.98 ± 0.21A

HCl

1252.5 ± 2.5B

3.64 ± 0.33A

White wine

1299.3 ± 7.2C

3.72 ± 0.29A

Coca-Cola®

1283.4 ± 11.7C

3.76 ± 0.11A

Orange

1248.7 ± 2.9B

3.81 ± 0.37A

IPS e.max CAD

Artificial saliva

606.9 ± 2.9D

1.89 ± 0.23B

HCl

603.9 ± 4.3D

1.34 ± 0.34C

White wine

588.9 ± 5.9D

1.62 ± 0.29B

Coca-Cola®

601.7 ± 2.4D

1.77 ± 0.31B

Orange

603.2 ± 2.1D

1.81 ± 0.19B

Vita Enamic

Artificial saliva

181.6 ± 2.7E

0.76 ± 0.17D

HCl

155.5 ± 4.3F

0.63 ± 0.21E,F

White wine

175.9 ± 4.6E,F

0.68 ± 0.19D,F

Coca-Cola®

164.9 ± 2.9E,F

0.65 ± 0.18F

Orange

163.1 ± 13.1E,F

0.64 ± 0.17F

Grandio Blocs

Artificial saliva

109.3 ± 2.5G

1.21 ± 0.09C,G

HCl

103.4 ± 1.6G

1.03 ± 0.13G

White wine

101.5 ± 1.7G

1.09 ± 0.11G

Coca-Cola®

105.4 ± 1.8G

1.13 ± 0.2G

Orange

99.6 ± 2.9G

1.01 ± 0.08G

  1. No statistical significance (P > 0.05) is indicated by the same superscript capital letter in columns when comparing different materials in different media and by the same superscript numbers when comparing initial versus residual mean 3-point flexural strength