Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 618-622 , May 2008

Influence of preparation of ceramic SEVNB specimens on fracture toughness testing results

Received 9 November 2006 ,Accepted 25 June 2007.

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PII: S0109-5641(07)00164-9

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.06.021

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 5 , Pages 618-622 , May 2008

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