title: Morphological effects of surface treatments on ceramic restorative materials.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine and evaluate the topographies of Vita Mark II and Dicor MGC surfaces by SEM after simulating the common clinical procedures.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve (12) samples of Dicor MGC and 12 samples of Vita Mark II were milled on a Cerec, a computer-controlled machine. Three cut surfaces were observed and photographed using a scanning electron microscope following standardized milling, etching and polishing procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surface topographies of the ceramic restorative materials showed distinctly different characteristics. Dicor MGC showed definite shaped crystals after etching. The surface characteristics of etched Dicor MGC were different than etched Vita Mark II, which exhibited large trabeculations. The occlusal and proximal surfaces, which were not etched but polished, displayed large vacuoles with Vita Mark II while smaller vacuoles were seen in the fused crystals of Dicor MGC.
authors.affiliation: Division of Restorative and Prosthodontic Sciences, New York University College of Dentistry, New York 10010-4086, USA. de1@is.nyu.edu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Estafan
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dussetschleger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Estafan
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental; D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003460:Crystallization; D003461:Crystallography; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D003776:Dental Porcelain / Q000737:chemistry*; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D018130:Diamond / Q000737:chemistry; D005459:Fluorides / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010756:Phosphoric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D016062:Porosity; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D012408:Rubber / Q000737:chemistry; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D064751:Ammonium Compounds; C047475:Dicor ceramic; D010756:Phosphoric Acids; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C082340:Vita Mark II; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C024822:ammonium fluoride; D018130:Diamond; D012408:Rubber; D005459:Fluorides; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid