Effect of Helium Plasma Exposure on Wettability and Shear Bond Strength between the Zirconia Core and Feldspathic Veneering Ceramic: An In Vitro Study
Table 1
Contact angle measurements (in degrees) of experimental groups at different time intervals in the furnace.
(min)
Control
Zr
FC
Zr/FC
0
131.66 ± 9.05
128.56 ± 12.56
137.25 ± 10.54
136.16 ± 11.38
3
129.90 ± 8.03
129.85 ± 10.55
134.63 ± 13.75
131.83 ± 9.15
5
130.39 ± 9.78
132.44 ± 9.94
135.04 ± 14.45
132.42 ± 10.57
10
125.65 ± 6.35
129.05 ± 10.39
130.50 ± 11.10
129.63 ± 10.16
15
121.12 ± 7.03
127.73 ± 7.36
126.73 ± 9.08
124.32 ± 8.50
20
113.88 ± 9.57
121.52 ± 7.34
122.98 ± 9.57
120.01 ± 9.05
30
107.18 ± 10.18
112.59 ± 8.41
114.74 ± 8.82
110.80 ± 10.33
40
101.99 ± 12.04
108.66 ± 9.89
112.97 ± 6.22
104.27 ± 11.19
50
98.90 ± 11.22
104.86 ± 9.63
105.04 ± 7.49
101.63 ± 11.31
60
96.31 ± 11.16
99.89 ± 8.48
98.95 ± 6.21
96.13 ± 11.78
75
92.00 ± 8.60
93.91 ± 6.41
93.30 ± 5.65
91.04 ± 9.59
90
90.16 ± 8.89
91.96 ± 7.59
92.08 ± 3.93
87.80 ± 5.33
105
86.88 ± 6.41
88.81 ± 6.69
87.19 ± 3.83
85.65 ± 6.41
120
85.28 ± 6.47
86.77 ± 3.86
86.59 ± 4.02
81.92 ± 7.85
Control: specimens with no surface treatment, Zr: plasma exposure on zirconia, FC: plasma exposure on feldspathic ceramic, Zr/FC: plasma exposure on both zirconia and feldspathic ceramic.
