Optical Characteristics of Monochrome and Multilayer Fully Stabilized Zirconia Upon Sintered Cooling Speed

Abstract Objectives  Firing protocols influence optical properties of dental ceramics. Effects of varying cooling rates of monochrome and multilayer 5 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal polycrystalline (5YTZP) on optical properties are subjected for investigation. Materials and Methods  Ninety specimens (width, length, thickness = 10 × 20 × 2 mm) were prepared from monochrome (Mo: Cercon xt) and multilayer (Mu: Cercon xt ML with cervical (C) and incisal (I) zoning) 5YTZP. Specimens were sintered and randomly treated with three cooling rates ( n  = 15/group): slow (S: 5°C/min), normal ( N : 35°C/min), and fast (F: 70°C/min). Color appearance (∆E W ), color appearance difference (∆ E diff ), translucency parameter (TP), contrast ratio (CR), and opalescence parameter (OP) were evaluated in CIEL*a*b* (Commission International de I'Eclairage) system. ∆ E diff was achieved from the coordinate difference of specimen to VITA classic shade A2. Microstructures and compositions were evaluated by scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectroscopy. Monoclinic ( m ), tetragonal ( t ), and cubic ( c ) phases were investigated with X-ray diffraction. Statistical Analysis  An analysis of variance and Bonferroni multiple comparisons were determined for significant differences ( p < 0.05). Results  ΔE W of MoF was highest (66.04 ± 1.86), while MuN-I was lowest (62.60 ± 0.86). TP and OP of MoS were highest at 2.85 ± 0.11, and 2.25 ± 0.10, while MuF-I was lowest at 2.16 ± 0.10 and 1.60 ± 0.12. CR of MuF-I was highest (0.948 ± 0.005), while MoS was lowest (0.936 ± 0.005). ΔE diff of MoF was highest (3.83), while MuN-I was lowest (0.93). Limited grain growth and m-phase composition were indicated upon fast cooling. There were significant differences for all color parameters due to varied materials, cooling rates, and their interactions ( p  < 0.05) except for interaction in ∆E W and OP. Conclusions  Translucency of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP were different, possibly due to colorant additives. Incisal layer of multilayer 5YTZP was perfectly matched with VITA shade. Increasing cooling speed resulted in smaller grain size, t-m transformation, and finally lower translucency and opalescence. Therefore, to achieve most favorable optical properties, slow cooling rate is recommended.


Introduction
The development of computer technology has led to the emergence of a variety of dental ceramics to meet patients' needs.Dental ceramics, with their extraordinary physical properties, have been used for aesthetic purposes for many years. 1 Dental ceramics can be classified as glass matrix ceramics (e.g., lithium disilicate glass), polycrystalline ceramics (e.g., stabilized zirconia), and resin matrix ceramics. 2Zirconia is a highly appealing ceramic material in restorative dentistry due to its excellent mechanical strength, fracture toughness, chemical properties, and dimensional stability.Moreover, the modulus of elasticity of zirconia is close to that of stainless steel alloy. 3Zirconia is one of the polycrystalline ceramics that consist of three phases of crystal structure: monoclinic (m), tetragonal (t), and cubic (c).The monoclinic phase is presented at normal temperature and transforms to the tetragonal phase when the temperature reaches 1,170°C.Up to 2,370°C, the shift from the tetragonal phase to the cubic phase occurs, and this cubic phase remains unchanged until it reaches the 2,680°C melting point. 4Zirconia's tetragonal and cubic phases can be stabilized at room temperature through the incorporation of oxide stabilizers.Yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3 ) has been introduced as a stabilizer and the most widely used oxide. 4The 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal polycrystalline (3YTZP) has primarily been manufactured, and the addition of 4 mol% and 5 mol% of yttrium oxide has also been recently reported.External stimulants such as humidity, stress, and heat could trigger the shift from the tetragonal to the monoclinic phase, resulting in a 4 to 5% expansion of the microstructure. 5This volumetric change induces compressive stress to withstand the propagation of cracks, known as "transformation toughening," 6 which gives stabilized zirconia its extraordinary strength.The opacity of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (YTZP) has to be taken into consideration, since it is composed of completely different crystal structures with different refractive indices, resulting in excessive light scattering and diffuse reflectance compared to glass matrix ceramics. 7Because of this, zirconia was predominantly fabricated as a substructure for porcelain veneering to simulate the effect of light on natural teeth.However, the presence of delamination and chipping of overlay porcelain has been widely reported. 8,9Monolithic zirconia was then implemented to overcome this issue, and techniques to improve its optical properties have been pursued. 9ptical properties, including the perception of color, translucency, contrast, and opalescence, are the primary considerations for material selection, especially in the field of aesthetics. 10Concerning the perception of color, the color appearance difference (ΔE diff ) was applied to determine the level of color perception.A value of ΔE diff < 3 indicated "clinically indifferent," ΔE diff ¼ 3-5 indicated "clinically acceptable," and ΔE diff >5 indicated "clinically unacceptable." 11ranslucency was described by the degree of light transmission through an object.The greater the light transmission, the higher the translucency. 12In other words, the condition that exists between total opacity and transparency is known as translucency.This optical property is reflected by the translucency parameter (TP) and contrast ratio (CR) 13 ; the material with greater translucence would present a higher TP value and lower CR value since they are negatively correlated. 14The grain size, crystal structure, color additives, and porosity were reported to affect the light trajectory. 13The restorative material should appear blueish when light is reflected off it and have an orange appearance when light transmits through it.This phenomenon is known as "opalescence" and is important for closely simulating the natural appearance of enamel structure.It is determined by the opalescence parameter (OP), 14 and human enamel has an OP value of 19.8 to 27.6. 15There have been many attempts to improve the translucency of monolithic zirconia including the modification of the sintering parameter, the modification of alumina content, and the modification of yttrium oxide. 16First, sintering temperature and speed affected the growth of crystal structure, material density, and pore shrinkage. 10,17,18Increasing the firing temperature of monolithic zirconia resulted in enhanced translucency. 1A firing temperature over 1,600°C was not recommended due to the reduction of flexural strength. 16Extending the sintering time of YTZP significantly improves optical properties via the enlargement of grain and finally triggers the shift from the tetragonal to the monoclinic phase. 10Rapid cooling of YTZP produced the larger grain size, as well as tto mphase transformation leading to the higher translucency while lowering flexural strength. 17,18Second, the reduction and rearrangement of alumina at grain boundaries showed not only higher translucency but also higher strengths. 16Third, the cubic structures were gained by increasing the yttrium oxide concentration (approximately 5 mol%) to become 5 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal polycrystalline (5YTZP), which contained approximately 50% cubic phase. 19The cubic structures have a higher volume and are more isotropic so that the light scattering is less at the boundaries of grain, and the incident light is radiated more evenly in all directions, leading to better translucency of the material. 16This also gave rise to aging-resistant YTZP ceramics 16 but sacrificed the flexural strength and fracture toughness, 19 since zirconia with a higher yttria concentration has a lower level of transformation toughening. 20ecently, multilayered monolithic zirconia (Mu) has been manufactured by pressing various pigment-doped layers to mimic the gradual change of color from the cervical to the incisal of a human tooth. 21A study reported that the color difference between layers was from pigment composition. 21oreover, some studies showed that adding coloring compounds can act as contaminants that impact the microstructure, translucency, 22 flexural strength, 19 and hardness. 23For example, increasing ferric oxide (Fe 2 O 3 ) led to a material's enhanced hardness and higher CR, with a simultaneous loss of translucency. 24Zirconia colored with erbium and neodymium ions resulted in a decrease in flexural strength and fracture toughness. 25On the other hand, some reported that there was no significant difference in translucency 21 and flexural strength of different layers. 26There are many reports on the adjustment of firing parameters such as heating speed, peak temperature, and sintered-holding time 10,16 ; however, there is a shortage of studies on the cooling speed.Moreover, monochrome (Mo) and multilayer (Mu) 5YTZP are currently a source of interest in modern dental practice, as they are being investigated in terms of aesthetic qualities when compared to other glass ceramics.The modification of sintering parameters, especially the cooling speed, was an essential solution for these materials, but there was not enough evidence to prove how cooling speed affects the optical properties of 5YTZP.This study determined the effect of varying sintering cooling rates on optical properties, including ΔE w, TP, CR, and OP of the monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP.The null hypotheses were no significant effect of varying sintered cooling rates, different type of materials, as well as their interactions on the optical properties of either Mo or Mu monolithic zirconias.

Materials and Methods
The in-vitro investigation was performed with sample size estimation from Sailer et al 2007 27 using G Ã power 3.1 software (Heinrich-Heine-Universita ̈t, Du ̈sseldorf, Germany) at the power of test ¼ 0.9, and α error ¼ 0.05 as in Equation (1).The number of sample sizes based on this calculation was 15 specimens per group used for this experiment.

Preparation Zirconia Specimens
Monochrome 5YTZP (Mo: Cercon xt, Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) and multilayer 5YTZP (Mu: Cercon xt ML, Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States) were selected as presented in ►Table 1.The material shade of A2 was chosen for all samples.The 5YTZP samples (Mo: monochrome, and Mu: multilayer) were cut (n ¼ 45/material, N ¼ 90) using a wheel coated with diamond (Mecatome T180, PRESI France, Eybens, France).Silicon carbide abrasive paper from no. 320 up to no. 2000 was used to grind the bar specimens and then they were gently polished by 1 µm-fine diamond grain suspension using a polisher (Ecomet3, Beuhler, Illinois, United States) to obtain a specific size (width x length x thickness ¼ 10 Â 20 Â 2 mm).The zirconia specimens were initially cut to an oversized bar (width x length x thickness ¼ 12.5 Â 25 Â 2.5 mm) for shrinkage compensation after the firing procedure.After that, an ultrasonic cleaning device (Vitasonic II, Vita Zahnfabrik, Germany) was used to decontaminate the specimens in distilled water for 10 minutes, and then the materials were left to dry for an hour at room temperature.Monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP specimens were randomly allocated into different testing groups (n ¼ 15/group) according to three sintering modes, based on the range (minimum to maximum) of cooling rate alteration of the sintering furnace: slow cooling rate at 5°C/min (S), normal cooling rate at 35°C/min (N), and fast cooling rate at 70°-C/min (F).The sintering program of both types of materials involved heating at 22 °C/min to 880 °C and then continuing to heat at 11 °C/min until reaching 1,500 °C, followed by cooling down to room temperature based on the aforementioned cooling parameters as categorized.A sintering mode was programmed on a ceramic furnace (inFire HTC, Dentsply Sirona, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States).The total sintering time for S-, N-and F-cooling rate protocol was 8 hours, 40 minutes; 4 hours, 30 minutes; and 4 hours, 10 minutes, respectively.

Determination Optical Parameters
A laboratory spectrophotometer (ColorQuest XE, Hunter Associates Laboratory, Reston, Virginia, United States) was used to measure the optical properties of monochrome 5YTZP and cervical and incisal halves of multilayer 5YTZP in different cooling protocols.The instrument settings were controlled at illuminant D65, 10% observer angle, 100% ultraviolet, a standard wavelength of 380 to 780 nm, and a 4 mm diameter of the aperture.The CIEL Ã a Ã b Ã (Commission International de I'Eclairage) was determined.To calibrate the machine before testing, a standard white tile (L Ã ¼ 96.7, a Ã ¼ 0.1, b Ã ¼ 0.2) was used.Moreover, to maintain the specimen position and measuring points on the cervical and incisal layers, a clear jig was used.The L Ã , a Ã , and b Ã values were then calculated for color appearance (ΔE w ), color appearance difference (ΔE diff ), TP, CR, and OP.The ΔE w and ΔE diff were achieved from lightness (L W Ã ), the green-red coordinate (a Ã W ), and the blue-yellow (b Ã W ) coordinate of Abbreviation: 5YTZP, 5mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline.
specimens on a white background, and the coordinate of VITA classic shade A2 (L v Ã ¼ 60.55, a v Ã ¼ 6.99, b v Ã ¼ 12.46) 28 according to Equation ( 2), and Equation (3). 10,13,17e color differences between color determinants on black (L Ã ¼ 10.4, a Ã ¼ 0.4, b Ã ¼ 0.6) and white (L Ã ¼ 96.7, a Ã ¼ 0.1, b Ã ¼ 0.2) backgrounds were used to calculate the TP values, according to Equation (4). 13e CR values were calculated using Equations ( 5) and ( 6). 13 The CR values are between 0 (transparent) and 1 (completely opaque); Y is the luminance according to Tristimulus Color Space/XYZ; Y B is the value of a specimen recorded on a black background; Y w is the value of a specimen recorded on a white background; Y n is equal to 100.
The OP values were determined using Equation ( 7) below. 13

Determining the Microstructure and Chemical Composition
At a vacuum of 130 m torr and a current of 10 mA, gold was applied to the specimens for 3 minutes, and then a desiccator cabinet was used for drying the specimens.The grain and microstructure were assessed using a scanning electron microscope (Hitachi S-300N, Osaka, Japan).Additionally, the chemical composition of each material was analyzed by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).

Determination of the Phase Percentage
An X-ray diffractometer (PANalytical, Empyrean, Almelo, the Netherlands) was used to determine the amount of crystal structure of zirconia by their relative proportions.Utilizing copper k-alpha (Cu Kα) radiation, the scanning of specimens was performed at diffraction angles (2u) of 20 to 80 degrees with 0.02 degrees step size at intervals of two seconds.By cross-referencing with the database of the Joint Committee of Powder Diffraction Standards, the zirconia phase was examined.A software package (X'Pert Plus, Philips, Almelo, the Netherlands) was used to analyze the relative proportions of phases by peak intensity.The monoclinic, tetragonal, and cubic phases' peaks were identified using PDF files Nos.37-1484, 49-1642, and 42-1164, respectively.The proportion of monoclinic (X m ) was estimated using the Garvie-Nicholson formula, as shown in Equation 8. 29 As the tetragonal and cubic (111) peaks cannot be distinguished, the sum of (004)t and (220)t tetragonal peaks and (400)c cubic peak were used to calculate the variations in the proportions of tetragonal (X t ) and cubic (X c ) phases, as shown in Equations ( 9) and (10). 30e integrated intensities for cubic, tetragonal, and monoclinic are shown in I c , I t , and I m , respectively.These were calculated by matching the complementary peaks with a pseudo-Voigt distribution and investigating the area under the curves.The nonlinear calibration curve of integrated intensity ratios versus volume fraction was used to estimate a correction factor of 1.311 in Equation 8, to account for the effect of yttria doping on the lattice parameters.

Statistical Analysis
The significant differences in optical parameters of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP that were subjected to various cooling protocols were determined using twoway analysis of variance (ANOVA) and post hoc Bonferroni multiple comparison techniques within a statistical software package (IBM SPSS Statistics 20, SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, United States).At p < 0.05, a result was deemed statistically significant.Descriptive analysis was also performed to determine the optical parameters, grain size, chemical composition, and phase percentage of zirconia.

Results
The optical parameters (color appearance, TP, CR, and OP) for each testing group, along with their mean, standard deviation, and 95% confidence interval (95% CI) are presented in ►Table 2 and ►Fig.Abbreviation: 5YTZP, 5mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline.DE W , TP, CR, and OP, except between group Mo/Mu-C in CR, as shown in ►Table 4 and ►Fig.2.Moreover, the statistical analysis depicted that different cooling rates had significant differences (p < 0.05) in DE W , TP, CR, and OP, except between group S/N in TP and CR, as presented in ►Table 4 and ►Fig.2.
Additionally, they showed an interaction of different types of materials, and varied cooling protocols showed significant    The micrograph of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP are shown in ►Fig.3. Four-grain sizes were used to define the zirconia crystal structures: ultrafine ( 400 nm), fine (400 < x 700 nm), medium (700 < x 1000 nm), and large (>1000 nm).The distribution (%) of four-grain size was presented in ►Fig. 4. The amount of large grain tended to decrease with the increase in cooling rate.The average grain size (nm) of MoS was the largest (1046.16AE 383.48), followed by MoN (1035.94AE 410.39) and MuN-C (1035.94AE 368.17), whereas the MuF-C was the smallest (982.52 AE 407.08), as shown in ►Fig.4 and ►Table 2. All zirconia groups indicated crystal structures mostly of large grains, except for MuF-I, which showed a majority of medium to large size.A fast-cooling rate resulted in limited grain growth and displayed smaller grain compared to slow and normal cooling rates.The composition analysis of all groups revealed the major elements of zirconia, oxygen, and yttrium, as presented in ►Fig.4.
X-ray diffraction analysis of the specimens' microstructure is shown in ►Fig. 4. The x-ray diffraction patterns illustrated a majority of the tetragonal phase, followed by the cubic and monoclinic phases.The tetragonal phase was revealed at a diffraction angle of 30, 34.86, 73.2, and 74.2 degrees.The cubic phase was observed at 74.7 degrees, and the monoclinic phases were observed at 28 and 31.2 degrees.Concentrations with weight percentage (wt%) of monoclinic (X m ): tetragonal (X t ): cubic (X c ) phases were relatively demonstrated as shown in ►Fig. 4. The cooling speed was related to the proportion of the zirconia phase.In a group with a faster cooling protocol, the proportion of the monoclinic phase increased.

Discussion
To achieve restorations with a natural character, better translucency, as well as enhanced opalescence-of Mo and Mu 5YTZP, modifying the cooling speed of the sintering process was investigated in this study.The statistically significant differences in all optical parameters of different types of zirconia with varied cooling rates, as well as their interactions, were found, except for the interaction in ΔE w , and OP.Hence, all null hypotheses were partially rejected.In this study, the color appearance of the A2 color of the VITA Classical shade was 62.21, which was used as a reference.A CIE-based color perception system classified the color appearance difference ΔE diff as follows: the ΔE diff indicated "clinically indifferent" as ΔE diff < 3, "clinically acceptable" as ΔE ¼ 3-5, and "clinically unacceptable" as ΔE diff > 5. 11 All Cercon xt and Cercon xt ML were considered "clinically indifferent" except the Cercon xt with a fast protocol (MoF), which was interpreted as "clinically acceptable," as ΔE diff ¼ 3.83.Regarding the color selection by VITA shade, the normal cooling protocol illustrated the lowest ΔE diff value, while the fast protocol of all materials presented the highest ΔE diff value.This implied that both monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP were suggested for the normal cooling protocol to optimally match with the VITA shade tab.Moreover, the incisal layer presented a lesser ΔE diff value than the cervical layer and monochrome material.This suggested that the incisal layer of multilayer 5YTZP could be the representative area of color matching to the VITA shade.
Concerning translucency, a crucial property to simulate the natural character and appearance of tooth structure, particularly in the aesthetic region. 31This could be described by TP and CR values.This study showed significant differences in TP among each pair of material groups.The TP value of Mo was the highest, followed by Mu-C, and Mu-I.On the other hand, the CR value of Mu-I was the highest, followed by Mu-C and Mo.This implied that the monochrome 5YTZP had better translucency than the multilayer 5YTZP.Although the manufacturer's data sheet showed no difference in the major components of both materials, some found that the only difference between material layers was the colorant additives, which might lead to a difference in translucency. 21oreover, the EDS analysis showed that the amount of elemental composition was in the same range among monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP.Previous studies mentioned that the firing parameter alteration affected the growth of crystal structure, material density, and pore shrinkage. 10,17,18There was no recent evidence proving that there was an elemental transition due to the cooling parameter alteration.The minor difference in the chemical composition of 5YTZP upon various cooling speeds might be due to the dispersion of elements on a different field of view investigated by EDS analysis.Further study on this investigation should be accomplished.
As evidenced by a lower TP value, increasing the cooling rate significantly diminished the translucency of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP.Insufficient grain growth of crystal contents probably played a role, as observed in limited grain enlargement in the fast-cooling group.The fine grains resulted from the limited grain enlargement, presented the numerous grain boundaries that induced the scattering of light on it, meaning that the remaining light passing through the material decreased, and consequently led to the reduction of translucency.This finding was consistent with previous studies showing that smaller grains and limited grain growth led to a drop in the translucency of YTZP. 10,17,18This could be evidenced that, to enhance the translucency of stabilized zirconia, the enlargement of grain was required.Moreover, this rapid temperature change triggers stress within the zirconia structure and consequently leads to a t-m phase transformation 10 as supported by an increase in the monoclinic phase.The increase in monoclinic phase in the fast-cooling protocol produced more significant light scattering, due to the different refractive indices of the crystal structures, compared to zirconia with a majority of cubic and tetragonal phases and minute monoclinic content.Moreover, the sintering process is the phenomenon of a growing grain of zirconia, increasing the density, as well as reducing the porosity.Extending sintering time by reducing the cooling rate may lead to more homogeneity of the crystal structure, which promotes better light transmission.As a result, this study provides evidence that decreasing the cooling speed may achieve increased translucency.However, the strength of the material should be concerned for clinical application according to the cooling effect.There was a study showing that an increase in grain sizes and t-to mphase transformation negatively resulted in the flexural strength of 3YTZP. 18Since the published study regarding cooling speed alteration was a shortage, further investiga-tion on the mechanical properties of 5YTZP should be conducted.
The OP was also investigated.The materials with an OP value closer to the tooth enamel were a goal for tooth appearance simulation.The OP was significantly different among the layers of the material.The mean OP of the testing groups was 1.60 to 2.25, which was less than that of human enamel (19.8-27.6) 15The higher the speed of the sintering process, the lower the OP value.Additionally, the mean OP of the incisal layer was less than that of the cervical layer and monochrome material.This might be due to the pigment additives, which affect the light trajectory, and opalescence phenomenon.
To summarize, both Cercon xt and Cercon xt ML were suggested for slow (5°C/min) and normal cooling protocols (35°C/min) to achieve the most favorable translucency and opalescence, which was slower than the manufacturer recommendation protocol at 99°C/min.Increasing cooling speed resulted in smaller grain size, t-m transformation, and finally lower translucency and opalescence.Moreover, the incisal layer of multilayer 5YTZP was perfectly matched with VITA shade.Apart from the translucency, the strength of each material will be further studied to prove which protocol is suitable in optimizing both optical and mechanical properties.These results provided data on the effect of modifying sintering parameters to optimize the optical properties of monochrome and multilayer zirconia.This study supports the proposal that to obtain better translucency and opalescence of 5YTZP, the sintering cooling rate should be reduced.

Conclusion
The study herein revealed that the ΔE W , TP, CR, and OP of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP were affected by the type of zirconia, cooling rate of the sintering process, and their interaction, except the interaction for ΔE W and OP.The translucency of monochrome 5YTZP, cervical, and incisal layers of multilayer 5YTZP was different, possibly due to the colorant additives.The incisal layer of multilayer 5YTZP was perfectly matched with the VITA shade tab, having the least color appearance difference value.Increasing the cooling speed of 5YTZP resulted in smaller grain size as well as tm transformation, and finally led to lower translucency and opalescence and increased opacity.Therefore, to achieve the most favorable optical properties, a slow cooling rate was recommended.

Clinical Significance
Clinicians should consider modifying firing parameters.The fast-cooling protocol was not suggested since it reduced the translucency and opalescence as well as increased color difference from the color shade tab.Prolonging the sintering time by reducing the cooling speed showed better optical properties.Moreover, the monochrome 5YTZP had better optical properties than both layers of multilayer 5YTZP.The incisal layer of multilayer 5YTZP was proved to be the best match for the VITA shade tab.
AE 0.11), and MoF (2.05 AE 0.11), while the lowest OP was in MuF-I (1.60 AE 0.12).The ΔE diff was the highest in MoF (3.83) followed by MuF-C (2.51), and MuF-I (2.38), whereas the lowest ΔE diff was in MuN-I (0.39).Statistically significant differences in DE W , TP, CR, and OP caused by a differing type of zirconia, cooling rates, and their interactions (p < 0.05) were revealed by 2-way ANOVA.Nevertheless, there was no significant difference in the interactions between DE W and OP, as presented in ►Table 3.Bonferroni post hoc comparisons showed that different types of zirconia reveal significant differences (p < 0.05) in

Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Scanning electron microscope image indicated grain size and grain distribution of monochrome (A, D, G) multilayer cervical (B, E, H) and multilayer incisal (C, F, I) zirconia upon slow-(A, B, C), normal-(D, E, F), and fast-(G, H, I) cooling protocols, at x10K magnification

Table 1
Material, brand, material abbreviation (Abv.), manufacturers, batch number, and composition (wt%) of 5YTZP used in this study

Table 3
Two-way ANOVA of color appearance (A), translucency parameter (B), contrast ratio (C), and opalescent parameter (D) of monochrome and multilayer 5YTZP upon different cooling protocols

Table 4
Post hoc Bonferroni multiple comparisons of color appearance (A), translucency parameter (B), contrast ratio (C), and opalescent parameter (D) of monochrome (Mo), multilayer-cervical (Mu-C), and multilayer-incisal (Mu-I) 5YTZP upon slow-(S), normal-(N), and fast-(F) cooling protocols (A) Post hoc of color appearance as a function of material types and cooling protocols Optical Characteristics of Monochrome and Multilayer Fully Stabilized Zirconia Uasuwan et al.