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Isothermal Anneal Effect on Microcrack Density around Leucite Particles in Dental Porcelain

Division of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry and Office of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1264

EA Rueggeberg

Division of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry and Office of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1264

P.E. Lockwood

Division of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry and Office of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1264

A.L. Evans

Division of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry and Office of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1264

W.O. Thompson

Division of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry and Office of Biostatistics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912-1264

Because of the large differential in thermal expansion coefficient between leucite and the surrounding glass matrix, microcracks form around the leucite crystallites during the manufacture of dental porcelain frits. These microcracks decouple leucite from the surrounding glass matrix and affect the bulk thermal expansion of the porcelain frit (Binns, 1983). The purpose of this study was to determine if the microcrack density in a dental porcelain decreased as a result of isothermal heat treatment. Ten specimens of a commercial dental porcelain that had previously exhibited an increase in thermal expansion as a function of isothermal heat treatment were prepared and divided into two groups. The experimental group was heated to 750°C and held for 16 minutes at that temperature. The control group received no anneal. The mean microcrack densities were determined by quantitative stereology to be 575 cm²/cm ³ ± 75 cm²/cm³ (mean ± SEM) for the control group (no anneal) and 231 cm²/cm³ ± 25 cm2/cm3 for the experimental group (16-minute anneal at 750'C). The specimens annealed at 750°C had a significantly lower microcrack density (p < 0.001) than those that received no anneal. A model was developed to estimate the effect of microcracking on thermal expansion of the porcelain, and a 6% increase in the coefficient of thermal expansion of the porcelain was predicted from this model as a result of this decrease in microcrack density.

Key Words: Ceramics • Dental Materials • Dental Porcelain • Leucite • Microcracking.

Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 73, No. 6, 1221-1227 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345940730061401


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