Table 2.
Zirconia Content | Aging Method | |
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Thermocycling Only | Thermo-Mechanical Loading | |
3Y-PSZ | 3728.6±463.1 A,a | 3708.4±479.9 A,a |
4Y-PSZ | 3309.9±397.0 B,b | 3172.9±427.6 B,b |
5Y-PSZ/3Y-PSZ | 2597.8±333.5 C,c | 2461.3±332.1 C,c |
5Y-PSZ/4Y-PSZ | 2591.1±503.4 C,c | 2393.6±270.0 C,c |
- Capitol letter superscript indicates statistical significance in fracture resistance as a function of yttria content (p<0.05).
- Lower case letter superscript indicates statistical significance in fracture as a function of aging method (p<0.05).