Effect of the diameter on Cu-Al post retention Efeito do diâmetro na retenção de pinos de Cu-Al

• Main Authors: Celso Bernardo de Souza Filho (Author), Silvana Maria Paulino (Author), Edson Alfredo (Author), Manoel Damião de Sousa Neto (Author), Luiz Pascoal Vansan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica, 2004-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study compared the resistance to removal by traction of abraded cylindrical metal cast posts of Cu-Al (Goldent-LA). The posts had constant length (9 mm) and three different diameters (0.9, 1.3 and 1.7 mm), and were cemented with zinc phosphate cement. The crowns of 36 sound maxillary canines we...