Zirconia ceramic post systems: A literature review and a case report

Dental Materials Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-245

  Özkurt, Zeynep ^a   Işeri, Ufuk ^a   Kazazoǧlu, Ender ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clinical experience; In vitro studies; Zirconia post

Indexed keywords

ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; DENTAL SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCISOR; INSTRUMENTATION; MAXILLA; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH FRACTURE; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; DENTAL LEAKAGE; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS RETENTION; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCISOR; MAXILLA; POST AND CORE TECHNIQUE; RETREATMENT; TOOTH FRACTURES; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 77953316128     PISSN: 02874547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4012/dmj.2009-128     Document Type: Review

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