Submitted by Automa??o e Estat?stica (sst@bczm.ufrn.br) on 2016-07-20T21:46:40Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RafaelaLuizPereiraSantos_TESE.pdf: 5717758 bytes, checksum: 765e67dde7c80007f582df680380b1c9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Arlan Eloi Leite Silva (eloihistoriador@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-21T19:39:57Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 RafaelaLuizPereiraSantos_TESE.pdf: 5717758 bytes, checksum: 765e67dde7c80007f582df680380b1c9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-21T19:39:57Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RafaelaLuizPereiraSantos_TESE.pdf: 5717758 bytes, checksum: 765e67dde7c80007f582df680380b1c9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-01-22 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior (CAPES) / All-ceramic restorations have been widely used as aesthetic standard in nowadays dentistry, to replace the tooth structure (appearance and function). However, failures associated with chipping and delamination of the veneering porcelain from zirconia substructure still high when compared to metal-ceramic systems. This study aimed address these problems by improving the mechanical strength of veneering porcelain and by improving its adhesion to zirconia substrate. First, the addition of a stronger ceramic second phase (zirconia particles) to feldspathic porcelain was studied. This study began with the preliminary characterization of zirconia synthesized by Complex Polymerization Method (CPM) and commercial zirconia. It was found that the synthesized zirconia did not show improved properties when compared to commercial zirconia. Commercial zirconia powders were thus used thereafter. The influence of the type of powder (pre-sintered or agglomerated) in the mechanical properties and wear of porcelain composites (20vol.%) was evaluated. The pre-sintered powders increased the mechanical strength and wear of the composites compared to agglomerated powders. Then, it was determined the amount of second phase (0-50vol.%) that maximizes the mechanical properties of the porcelain-zirconia composites. It was concluded that the composites with 30vol.% of zirconia showed the best results for wear and flexural strength (198.5MPa). Finally, it was evaluated the influence of the type of surface treatment (sandblasting or holes) and the deposition of a composite interlayer (porcelain reinforced with 30vol.% of zirconia), on the zirconia surface, on the bond strength between the veneering porcelain and the zirconia substructure. The highest bond strength values were found for specimens having simultaneously holes on the surface of zirconia and the composite interlayer between the zirconia substructure and the veneering porcelain (138 ? 19MPa). It was demonstrated that the correct configuration of the interface between the zirconia substructure and the veneering porcelain can lead to all-ceramic restorations with enhanced mechanical strength and improved clinical performance. / Materiais comp?sitos restauradores representam um dos mais bem sucedidos biomateriais na pesquisa moderna, na substitui??o do tecido biol?gico em apar?ncia e fun??o. Nesta linha, a porcelana feldsp?tica tem sido largamente usada em odontologia devido suas interessantes qualidades como estabilidade de cor, propriedades est?ticas, elevada durabilidade mec?nica, biocompatibilidade, baixa condutividade t?rmica e elevada resist?ncia ao desgaste. Entretanto, este material ? fr?gil e pode falhar em ambiente oral devido ao micro-vazamento, baixa resist?ncia ? tra??o, descolagem ou fratura. Assim, para melhorar as propriedades mec?nicas da porcelana, a zirc?nia parcialmente estabilizada com ?tria (Y-TZP) pode ser uma boa alternativa para fortalecer e produzir infraestruturas totalmente cer?micas (coroas e pr?teses parciais fixas). Portanto, este estudo tem por objetivo avaliar as propriedades mec?nicas e caracter?sticas microestruturais da porcelana refor?ada com zirc?nia (3Y-TZP) em diferentes conte?dos e as vari?veis que afetam as propriedades mec?nicas destes materiais. O estudo de caracteriza??o revelou que a zirc?nia comercial apresenta melhores resultados quando comparada com a zirc?nia sintetizada pelo CPM. Assim, os estudos seguintes utilizaram a zirc?nia comercial para todos os testes requeridos. As part?culas de zirc?nia apresentam elevadas propriedades mec?nicas quando comparadas a zirc?nia aglomerada. Os diferentes conte?dos revelam que as propriedades mec?nicas dos comp?sitos aumentam com o aumento do conte?do volum?trico at? 30% vol.% (198,5Mpa), ou seja, maior resist?ncia ? flex?o quando comparada com os outros comp?sitos. Do mesmo modo, a resist?ncia ao desgaste para os comp?sitos com (30%, vol.% de zirc?nia) apresenta valores superiores quando comparado aos demais comp?sitos. Na ades?o cer?mico-cer?mico a porcelana exibe elevada ades?o para a superf?cie de zirc?nia porosa quando comparada a superf?cie rugosa. Os furos superficiais (PZ) e aplica??o de comp?sitos com camada intermedi?ria (RZI) na zirc?nia causam separadamente uma melhoria da resist?ncia ao cisalhamento da zirc?nia-porcelana quando comparados as amostras convencionais de zirc?nia-porcelana (RZ), embora n?o sejam estatisticamente significativas (p>0.05). A presen?a de uma camada intermediaria produz um aumento significativo na for?a de liga??o (~55%) em rela??o as amostras convencionais (RZ). Portanto, a correta a correta configura??o e tratamento superficial podem produzir subestruturas com qualidade e for?a de liga??o adequadas aos requisitos odontol?gicos.