Dental Materials
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 771-777 , August 2006

The in vitro failure of all-ceramic crowns and the connector area of fixed partial dentures using bilayered ceramic specimens: The influence of core to dentin thickness ratio

  • Garry J.P. Fleming

      Affiliations

    • Materials Science Unit, Division of Oral Bioscience, Dublin Dental School & Hospital, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +353 1 612 7371; fax: +353 1 612 7371.
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  • Michelle Dickens

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, St. Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK
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  • Laura J. Thomas

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, St. Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK
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  • Jonathan J. Harris

      Affiliations

    • Biomaterials Unit, School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, St. Chad's Queensway, Birmingham B4 6NN, UK

Received 8 April 2005 ,Revised 8 September 2005 ,Accepted 10 October 2005.

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PII: S0109-5641(05)00288-5

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2005.11.005

Dental Materials
Volume 22, Issue 8 , Pages 771-777 , August 2006

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