Effect of occlusal contact of the loading rod tip on the fracture strength of ceramic crowns

• Main Authors: Wilson B Mendes (Author), Simonides Consani (Author), Lourenço Correr-Sobrinho (Author), Mario A C. Sinhoreti (Author), Rafael L X. Consani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aim: The aim of this study was to verify the effect of the occlusal contact of the rod tip on the fracture strength of crowns made with different ceramic systems. Materials and Methods: Conical preparation was performed on bovine teeth with diamond burs in mechanical lathe, and crowns were made for...