08 March 2025 : Laboratory Research
Evaluation of Surface Roughness of Multilayered Monolithic Zirconia Following Chairside Adjustment with 3 Different Polishing Systems Sterilized for Multiple Cycles: An In Vitro Study
Honey Lunkad
1ABEFG*, Mohammed E. Sayed 1ABEFG, Ali A. Najjar2BCDEF, Muhannad Halawi 2BCDEF, Yahya Tawhari 2BCDEF, Manar K. Alamri 3CEFG, Saad Saleh AlResayes 4ACDEG, Majed S. Altoman 5ACDEF, Abdullah Hasan Alshehri 5CDEFG, Mohammad Alamri 6CDEFG, Nisreen Nabiel Hassan 7ACDEF, Mai Almarzouki 8CDEG, Abeer Ali Qahtani 9CDEG, Firas K. Alqarawi 10CDEG, Khurshid Ahmed Mattoo 1ACDEF
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.947231
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e947231
Figure 2 SEM and profilometric analysis of surface roughness among the groups after the tenth autoclaving cycle: (A) SEM of the control group (glazed zirconia); (B) Profilometric analysis of the control group; (C) SEM showing surface roughness of the EVE polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle; (D) Profilometric analysis of the EVE polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle; (E) SEM showing surface roughness of the Ultradent Jiffy polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle; (F) Profilometric analysis of the Ultradent Jiffy polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle; (G) SEM showing surface roughness of the SS White polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle; (H) Profilometric analysis of the SS White polishing system after the tenth flash sterilization cycle. SEM – scanning electron microscopy. Figure edited and labelled using MS PowerPoint, version 20H2 (OS build 19042,1466), windows 11 Pro, Microsoft corporation).