Reliability and failure modes of implant-supported Y-TZP and MCR three-unit bridges

Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 235-243

  Bonfante, Estevam Augusto ^a   Coelho, Paulo Guilherme ^b   Navarro, Jose Manuel ^c   Pegoraro, Luiz Fernando ^a   Bonfante, Gerson ^a   Thompson, Van Purdy ^b   Silva, Nelson Renato Franç Alves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c Branemark Osseointegration Center   (Spain)

Author keywords

All ceramic; Fixed partial denture; Mechanical testing; Metal ceramic restoration; Step stress fatigue; Y TZP

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; PALLADIUM SILVER ALLOY W1; PALLADIUM-SILVER ALLOY W1; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTURE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL ALLOYS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS, IMPLANT-SUPPORTED; DENTAL RESTORATION FAILURE; DENTAL STRESS ANALYSIS; DENTURE, PARTIAL, FIXED; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 77955237947     PISSN: 15230899     EISSN: 17088208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1708-8208.2009.00156.x     Document Type: Article

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