Can heat-pressed feldspathic ceramic be submitted to multiple heat-pressing?

• Main Authors: Amanda Maria de Oliveira DAL PIVA (Author), Aline Serrado de Pinho BARCELLOS (Author), Marco Antonio BOTTINO (Author), Rodrigo Othávio de Assunção e SOUZA (Author), Renata Marques de MELO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract The aim of this study was to determine if multiple processing (heat-pressing) of a dental ceramic influences flexural strength, hardness, and microstructure. Ninety bar-shaped specimens (15 mm × 4 mm × 2 mm) of a pressed ceramic (Vita PM9) were fabricated and randomly divided into 6 groups...