Research Article

In Vitro Effect of Acidic Solutions and Sodium Fluoride on Surface Roughness of Two Types of CAD-CAM Dental Ceramics

Table 1

Mean and standard deviation of changes of Ra, Rq, and Rz parameters of Vitablocs Mark II CAD before and after immersion in different solutions.

SolutionΔRaΔRqΔRz

Saliva−0.03 (0.17)−0.04 (0.2)−0.38 (0.62)
Acetic acid0.25 (0.25)0.32 (0.28)1.37 (0.66)
Gastric acid0.07 (0.22)0.09 (0.31)0.18 (1.31)
Sodium fluoride + acetic acid0.42 (0.22)0.54 (0.26)2.88 (0.93)
Sodium fluoride + gastric acid0.43 (0.21)0.57 (0.26)3.08 (1.21)