Abstract:
In order to evaluate the stability and durability of zirconia composite ceramics in clinical applications and ensure a strong bond between the restorative and natural teeth, this study used tetragonal zirconia ceramic (3Y-ZrO
2) was used as the matrix material, combined with different mass fraction of lanthanum phosphate (LaPO
4) and different mass fraction of stabilizer Y
2O
3 to prepare the zirconia composite ceramic 3Y-ZrO
2-LaPO
4 for oral restoration. After hydrofluoric acid treatment, the ceramic was bonded to dentin to obtain 3Y-ZrO
2-LaPO
4 bonded samples. By changing the contents of LaPO
4, Y
2O
3 and hydrofluoric acid as well as the sintering temperature, the adhesive strength and microstructure changes of the 3Y-ZrO
2-LaPO
4 bonded samples were investigated. The experimental results show that the adhesive strength of the samples increas with the increase of Y
2O
3 mass fraction from 0 to 4% but decreased slightly when the mass fraction further increased to 6%. The increase of LaPO
4 mass fraction can improve the adhesive strength of the samples, and the adhesive strength reached the maximum when the mass fraction of LaPO
4 was 35% and that of Y
2O
3 was 4%. Hydrofluoric acid treatment has a significant effect on the adhesive strength, with the best effect at the concentration of 10%. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation shows that the increase of Y
2O
3 content improved the density and interfacial bonding strength of the samples, and hydrofluoric acid treatment altered the microstructure of the sample surface. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis indicated that the sintering temperature had a significant effect on the crystal phase composition of the samples, and high temperature promoted the crystal phase transformation of zirconia.