Affiliations: Department of Removable Prosthodontics, School of Dentistry, The University of Tokushima, Japan | Department of Dental Engineering, School of Dentistry, The University of Tokushima, Japan
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Abstract: The mechanical properties, color and transparency of glass-ceramics are highly dependent on the ceramming temperature and/or amount of the crystal phase in the glass matrix. In this study, the influence of crystallization on the strength and color, translucency of castable ceramics containing crystalline apatite and magnesium titanate were measured. It was concluded that magnesium titanate precipitated during ceramming, appeared to be an important factor in decreasing total transmittance and in determination of the color of glass-ceramics.
Keywords: castable ceramics, color, transparency, strength, ceramming temperature
