Influência do método de aplicação do glaze e de sua associação ao ácido fluorídrico na superfície de uma cerâmica Y-TZP

Abstract

The present study evaluated qualitatively the influence of two different types of glaze (brush and spray) on the surface of Y-TZP ceramics (IPS e.maxR® ZirCAD (IvoclarVivadent,) before and after use of hydrofluoric acid. Twenty specimens were made from 4 zirconia ceramic blocks partially stabilized by pre-sintered yttria, which were divided into 5 groups (n=5) according to the surface treatment received: C = Zirconia (control) (no surface treatment); S: glaze spray VITA AKZENT; P/L: glaze powder/liquid VITA AKZENT, S+HF: S + etching with hidrofluoridric acid 10% (HF)(FGM) (1min); P/L + HF: P/L + etching with HF 10% (1min).Samples were then subjected to the following tests: 1) Goniometry for analysis of the contact angle and the surface energy ; 2) Analysis of roughness data (Ra) by means of a digital optical profilometer; 3) Identification of the crystalline phases of the material by X-ray diffraction;4) Analysis of the chemical elements present in the ceramic material by microscopy and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS); 5) analysis of the surface after each surface treatment by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM).Partial results showed that: 1) The surface of the samples treated with glaze powder/liquid showed a thicker layer of glaze with less rough surfaces; 2) the group receiving treatment with glaze powder/liquid presented higher surface energy (69,83mN/m), while the other groups showed high values of contact angles; 3) thermal treatment of vitrification did not change the phases of zirconia surface; 4) The SEM and profilometry images revealed a glaze irregular pattern layout after etching with 10% HF, and a high silica content was observed only in GP / L and GP / L + HF groups. The study concluded that use of the glaze powder / liquid by brush technique promoted a greater standardization of the glaze layer and this surface treatment method was the one that showed a higher surface energy and a higher glassy content. For microscopy images, it can be seen that the application of hydrofluoric acid 10% created micro retentions on the glaze powder-liquid layer that can promote adhesion to this surface.