Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1397-1404 , November 2007

Fractographic ceramic failure analysis using the replica technique

  • Susanne S. Scherrer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics-Biomaterials, University of Geneva, School of Dental Medicine, 19, Barthélemy-Menn, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +41 22 3794069; fax: +41 22 3794052.
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  • Janet B. Quinn

      Affiliations

    • American Dental Association Foundation-PRC, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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  • George D. Quinn

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Standards and Technology, Ceramics Division, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
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  • H.W. Anselm Wiskott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics-Biomaterials, University of Geneva, School of Dental Medicine, 19, Barthélemy-Menn, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland

Received 16 June 2006 ,Accepted 6 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2006.12.002

Dental Materials
Volume 23, Issue 11 , Pages 1397-1404 , November 2007

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