“…Because of its superior mechanical properties, biocompatibility to human tissues and improved optical properties, 3Y-TZP ceramics have become increasingly important in recent decades as biomaterials for restorations, being widely used commercially in the manufacture of crowns, dental prostheses and implants (Pieralli et al, 2017;Zhang & Lawn, 2019;Li et al, 2014;Afrashtehfar & Fabbro, 2019;Gautam et al, 2016). The final mechanical properties of Y-TZP ceramics depend on some parameters, including the fraction of grains retained in the tetragonal phase at room temperature that is depended on, the grain size and shape, yttria content, and the degree of restriction exerted on them by the matrix (Guazzato et al, 2004;Muñoz-Tabares et al, 2011;Zhang & Lawn, 2018;Uz et al, 2020).…”