From porcelain-fused-to-metal to zirconia: Clinical and experimental considerations

Dental Materials

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-96

  Zarone, Fernando ^a   Russo, Simona ^a   Sorrentino, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alumina; CAD CAM; Dental ceramics; Esthetics; Fixed prosthesis; Zirconia

Indexed keywords

ALL-CERAMIC; CAD/CAMS; CERAMIC RESTORATIONS; CLINICAL EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONVENTIONAL METALS; DENTAL CERAMIC; ESTHETICS; FIXED PARTIAL DENTURES; FIXED PROSTHESIS; HIGH STRENGTH; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; LONG SPAN; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; PORCELAIN FUSED TO METALS; PROS AND CONS; RESTORATIVE MATERIALS; SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE; SCIENTIFIC RESULTS; STRUCTURED REVIEW;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; RESTORATION;

ZIRCONIA;

ALLOY; BIOMEDICAL AND DENTAL MATERIALS; ZIRCONIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MECHANICS; REVIEW; TOOTH PROSTHESIS;

CERAMICS; DENTAL MATERIALS; DENTAL PORCELAIN; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MECHANICAL PROCESSES; METAL CERAMIC ALLOYS; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 78651247534     PISSN: 01095641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dental.2010.10.024     Document Type: Article

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