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Polishing is taken up as an alternative to reglazing after adjustments of glazed ceramic prosthesis. An in vitro study was carried out to evaluate three different ceramic polishing systems and their combinations to identify a method that would achieve surface smoothness superior to the glazed surface. 77 glazed feldspathic porcelain disc surfaces, of diameter 12.5 mm and thickness 2 mm were constituted into seven groups of 11 specimen surfaces each. The glazed surfaces in the first group served as control (C). They were not subjected to deglazing or polishing. The remaining 66 surfaces underwent deglazing. The deglazed surfaces in the second group (D) were retained as such and did not undergo polishing. The deglazed surfaces in the third group (Wh), were polished using a polishing wheel (CeraMaster). In the fourth group (K), an adjustment kit (Porcelain Adjustment kit) was used for polishing the deglazed surfaces. The fifth group (Wx) was polished with diamond particle-impregnated wax (Dura-Polish Dia). In all these three groups, polishing was done for 40 s. The deglazed surfaces of the sixth group (WhWx) were polished initially with polishing wheel for 40 s and then with diamond particle-impregnated wax for 40 s. In the seventh group (KWx), the deglazed surfaces were polished with an adjustment kit (Porcelain Adjustment kit) for 40 s followed by diamond particle-impregnated wax (Dura-Polish Dia) for 40 s. In the sixth and seventh groups, the total polishing time was 80 s each. From each group, one specimen was set aside for scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The remaining ten specimens in each group underwent colorimetry and profilometry. Colorimeter (Minolta CR-200b ChromaMeter; Minolta, Osaka, Japan) was used to measure parameters according to CIE L*a*b* colour system and colour difference (ΔE) between control and other groups were calculated. Profilometer (Talysurf CLI 2000) was used to measure the surface roughness (Ra). The data were statistically analysed by one way ANOVA and Tukey HSD tests. The colour differences were well within the acceptable range of 3.3 units in groups subjected to polishing. Polishing with porcelain adjustment kit alone, diamond particle-impregnated wax alone or polishing wheel followed by diamond wax created surfaces with smoothness comparable to the glazed surfaces. The group polished by adjustment kit followed by diamond particle-impregnated wax showed surface roughness significantly less than the glazed surfaces. The SEM observations were corroboratory. It can be concluded that polishing with porcelain adjustment kit followed by diamond particle-impregnated wax, created surfaces significantly smoother than the glazed specimens with no significant negative effect on colour and thus can be a technique superior to glazing.
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Manjuran, N.G., Sreelal, T. An In Vitro Study to Identify a Ceramic Polishing Protocol Effecting Smoothness Superior to Glazed Surface. J Indian Prosthodont Soc 14, 219–227 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13191-013-0313-3
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