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Advanced zirconia ceramics for dentistry - processing, properties, and applications
Zirconia ceramics are conventionally quoted as a family of structural ceramics characterized by their high fracture toughness ensured by phase transformation toughening mechanism. In practice, however, dentistry has become the largest consumer of zirconia in the world market because a huge amount of materials is wasted due to the current processing procedure employed for the production of dental components that are highly customized. In this presentation, the current application statues of zirconia in dentistry will be reviewed. The bio-, mechanical and esthetic properties of zirconia based ceramics will be discussed in relation to specified applications for dental prostheses and implants. New strategies on the development of materials processes will be illustrated with the focuses on the implementation of additive manufacturing principle for the reduction of materials waster and on the minimization of the processing defects with scales span from nanometers up to several tens micrometers introduced during the entire manufacturing chain from powder synthesis to the sintering of bulk products.