Fracture resistance of different metal substructure designs for implant-supported porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns

• Main Authors: Chau-Hsiang Wang (Author), Ju-hui Wu (Author), Hung-Yuan Li (Author), Ping-Ping Wang (Author), Huey-Er Lee (Author), Je-Kang Du (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: This study evaluated the fracture resistance of different metal substructure designs for implant-supported porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) crowns. Materials and methods: Eighteen PFM crowns were fabricated using different metal substructure designs and were conventionally cemented...