[Dental advisor] Research Report - Amber Mill Direct
  • Date : 2022.11.08

*Dental Advisor - Research Report about Amber Mill Direct




Flexural Strength and Marginal Integrity of Amber® Mill Direct

M. Cowen, J.M. Powers

Number 158 – September, 2022







Introduction


Amber® Mill Direct is the newest offering from Hass Corporation that is a Lithium
Disilicate-based millable glass block which requires no crystallization. The block has
graded translucency and the additional option of modifying the translucency by additional crystallization at >840 °C from the initial HT translucency to LT. This study tested the flexural strength of the block in the Incisal, Middle and Cervical areas. The Cervical area has the highest strength as this is where the most stress fractures occur from occlusal loading, and the incisal area has higher translucency for aesthetics. Crowns were also milled to examine the marginal integrity and any appearance of chipping.



Conclusion

Amber® Mill Direct graded lithium disilicate has a range of flexural strength from 311 to 393 MPa without additional crystallization. Amber® Mill Direct
shows minimal machining damage when examined under scanning electron microscopy.
MATERIALS:
CAD/CAM Materials: Amber® Mill Direct (Hass Corp)
Mills: VersaMill 5X400 with Lithium Disilicate milling strategy
Burs: 2.5 mm, 1.5 mm and 1.0 mm OEM diamond burs (Versamill Part Number: DG-52, DG-53, DG-54)

Methods and Results

Flexural Strength: Three groups of flexural strength bars (n=10) were tested (16 x 2 x 4 mm). Bars were tested in the groups: 2 mm from incisal edge, 2 mm
from the cervical side and bars through the middle, with groups fabricated initially by cutting with a slow-speed wafer blade to minimize damage according
to ISO 6872:2015 methods and polished through 600 grit. Bars were loading in 3-pt bend with a 12 mm span and 1 mm/min crosshead speed on a
Shimadzu AGX-V universal test frame.

The mean flexural strength ranged from 311 in the incisal area to 393 for the cervical area.

The mean flexural strength for all groups was 349.


Diamond cut bars from the block.

Either end has 2 mm bars cut for the Cervical and Incisal test groups.




Milled posterior crowns with a 0.5 mm margin thickness and 1 mm walls were assessed under SEM. 

Minor shallow flakes of under 10 micron in depth were observed, with more than 98% of the margin intact with no flaws.



*Source : Dental advisor vol.39_06

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