Effect of surface modifications on the retention of cement-retained implant crowns under fatigue loads: An In vitro study

• Main Authors: R Ajay (Author), K Suma (Author), Seyed Asharaf Ali (Author), Jambai Sampath Kumar Sivakumar (Author), V Rakshagan (Author), V Devaki (Author), K Divya (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Masticatory forces cause fatigue to the dental luting agents, adversely affecting the retention of these cement-retained crowns. Sandblasting (SB) and diamond abrading the abutment surface improves the bond strength of luting agents. However, the effect of acid etching (AE) on the implan...