Research Article
Influence of Different Beverages on the Color Stability of Nanocomposite Denture Base Materials
Table 1
The manufacturer’s specifications of metal oxide nanoparticles.
| Material | Zirconium oxide (ZrO2) | Titanium oxide (TiO2) | Silica oxide (SiO2) |
| Color | White | White | White | Form | Powder | Powder | Powder | Average size (TEM) | 12 ± 3 nm | 15 ± 3 nm | 21 ± 3 nm | Purity | Purity >99% | Purity >99% | Purity >99% | Shape (TEM) | Spherical | Spherical | Spherical | Crystal system | Tetragonal | Anatase 95–97%, brookite 5–3% | Amorphous | Manufacturer | NanoGATE, Egypt |
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