Fatigue of Dental Implants: Facts and Fallacies

Dental implants experience rare yet problematic mechanical failures such as fracture that are caused, most often, by (time-dependent) metal fatigue. This paper surveys basic evidence about fatigue failure, its identification and the implant’s fatigue performance during service. We first discuss the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Keren Shemtov-Yona, Daniel Rittel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Dentistry Journal
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6767/4/2/16