Objectives: Metal-ceramic restorations are the standard by which all esthetic restorations are measured. Fracture of dental restorations is a multifactorial problem, which is serious and costly. Debonding of porcelain from metal substructure and the bond strength depend on many factors. The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not the opaque porcelain thickness has a significant ef...

background : in anterior endodontically treated teeth a better esthetic can be achieved by using all-ceramic post -core restorations instead of metal post systems. maximum retention and fracture resistance of the post are the criteria upon which selection of a post system is based. the aim of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance and retention of two all-ceramic post and core syste...

ÐConsider a ceramic in an environment, corroding gradually by a surface reaction. When in addition subject to a mechanical load, the ceramic loses mass preferentially at grain-boundary grooves where stress concentrates, so that atomistically sharp cracks may nucleate. Before becoming a crack, a groove maintains local equilibrium at its root; after, it loses local equilibrium. The crack further ...

BACKGROUND Slow crack growth can be described in a v (crack velocity) versus KI (stress intensity factor) diagram. Slow crack growth in ceramics is attributed to corrosion assisted stress at the crack tip or at any pre-existing defect in the ceramic. The combined effect of high stresses at the crack tip and the presence of water or body fluid molecules (reducing surface energy at the crack tip)...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) resins exhibit good mechanical properties and can be used as long-term restorations. The wear rate of such resins and their enamel antagonists is unknown. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to test and compare the 2-body wear rate of CAD/CAM resin blocks. MATERIAL AND METHODS Wear specimens (N=42, n=6) ...

OBJECTIVES Microbial leakage through the implant-abutment (I-A) interface results in bacterial colonization in two-piece implants. The aim of this study was to compare microleakage rates in three types of Replace abutments namely Snappy, GoldAdapt, and customized ceramic using radiotracing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three groups, one for each abutment type, of five implants and one positive and o...

Hot solder dipping is an accepted method to mitigate whisker growth on electronic components plated with pure tin. To provide the best protection from tin whiskers, the solder coating needs to be up to the package body. The conventional wisdom for solder dipping maintains that dipping up to the package body can cause component damage. If the specific construction differences of ceramic and plas...

The sugarcane industry generates huge amounts of sugarcane bagasse ashes (SCBA). This work investigates the incorporation of a SCBA waste as an alternative raw material into a clay body, replacing natural clay material by up to 20 wt.%. Clay ceramic pieces were produced by uniaxial pressing and fired at temperatures varying from 700 to 1100 oC. The technological properties of the clay ceramic p...

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