自制IPS-Empress2铸瓷快速包埋材料的膨胀特性研究

IPS—Empress2铸瓷是国内外广泛应用的全瓷修复系统。为取代昂贵的进口专用包埋材料，国内已自制出与之相配套的快速包埋材料。本文研究的是其最关键的膨胀特性。采用千分尺位移计和热机械分析仪，分别测量了进口专用快速包埋材料和自制快速包埋材料的凝固膨胀及热膨胀性能，进行了统计分析和比较。结果显示，进口专用快速包埋材料的凝固膨胀率、热膨胀率和总膨胀率分别为0．858％、1．11％和1．17％；自制包埋材料的上述指标分别为0．798％、1．09％和1．16％，三项指标均无统计学差异，表明自制快速包埋材料的膨胀性能指标接近IPS—Empress2专用快速包埋材料，能满足IPS—Empress2铸瓷精密铸造的要求。

Study on the Expansion Properties of Homemade Fast Investment Material for the IPS-Empress2 Castable Ceramic

IPS-Empress2 is a successful all-ceramic restoration system. To lower its cost and promote its application, a kind of homemade fast investment material has been developed. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expansion properties of this investment material. The setting expansion, thermal expansion and total expansion of the homemade fast investment material were tested. The same properties of the IPS special fast investment material were also tested as control. Then the SPSS statistics software was used to evaluate the differences between the homemade material and the special material. The results show that the setting expansion rate, thermal expansion rate and total expansion rate of the special investment material for IPS-Empress2 are 0. 858%, 1.11% and 1.17% respectively, while the same parameters of the homemade investment material are 0. 798%, 1. 09% and 1. 16% respectively. There is no statistically significant difference in these expansion properties between the two investment materials. In conclusion, the expansion properties of homemade fast investment material are comparable to those of the special fast investment material, so it can compensate for the cast contraction of IPS-Empress2 castable ceramic precisely.