Effects of pontic span and fiber reinforcement on fracture strength of multi-unit provisional fixed partial dentures

• Main Authors: Min-Chieh Chang (Author), Chun-Cheng Hung (Author), Wen-Cheng Chen (Author), Shang-Chun Tseng (Author), Yung-Chung Chen (Author), Jen-Chyan Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: Clinically, PMMA resin is extensively used for fabricating provisional FPDs. However, fracture often occurs due to the unsatisfactory mechanical strength, especially within connectors of long-span provisional FPDs. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the fracture load of fib...