A fractographic study of clinically retrieved zirconia–ceramic and metal–ceramic fixed dental prostheses. Issue 10 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pang, Zhen; Chughtai, Asima; Sailer, Irena; Zhang, Yu
• Is Part Of: Dental materials. Volume 31:Issue 10(2015)
• Page Start: 1198
• Page End: 1206
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Dentistry -- Periodicals; Dental materials -- Periodicals; 617.695
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2015.07.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0109-5641

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Veneer chipping was the prominent fracture mode in clinically retrieved zirconia–ceramic and metal–ceramic fixed dental prostheses.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">All fracture initiated at the occlusal wear facets.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Zirconia–ceramic exhibited a higher rate of veneer fracture with larger chip sizes relative to their metal–ceramic counterparts.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>