Y-TZP Ceramics: Key Concepts for Clinical Application

Abstract

Clinical Relevance The description of the chief characteristics of Y-TZP ceramics provides a background for its clinical application. Both the improved mechanical properties and the lower bonding ability of Y-TZP materials are frequently suggested by the literature. Nevertheless, the combination of air abrasion with aluminum oxide particles (silanated or not), followed by materials containing special reactive monomers, seems to be a potential adhesion mechanism.