Static behavior of a zirconia abutment subjected to artificial aging: finite element method

• Main Authors: Nini Tatiana Suarez-B (Author), Julio César Escobar-Restrepo (Author), Federico Latorre-Correa (Author), Junes Abdul Villarraga-Ossa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad de Antioquia, 2015-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: some studies on the effect of zirconia aging mention a degree of reduction of zirconia's fracture strength varying from 20 to 40%, while other authors argue that aging does not affect the material's strength. The aim of this study was to evaluate the response of a zirconia ab...