Mechanical testing of thin-walled zirconia abutments

Although the use of zirconia abutments for implant-supported restorations has gained momentum with the increasing demand for esthetics, little informed design rationale has been developed to characterize their fatigue behavior under different clinical scenarios. However, to prevent the zirconia from...

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Main Authors: Luigi CANULLO, Paulo G. COELHO, Estevam A. BONFANTE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of São Paulo 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Oral Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-77572013000100020&lng=en&tlng=en