Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 1077-1082 , August 2008

Fractographic analyses of zirconia-based fixed partial dentures

  • Burak Taskonak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Restorative Dentistry, Division of Dental Biomaterials, Indiana University School of Dentistry, 1121 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Tel.: +1 317 274 3725; fax: +1 317 278 7462.
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  • Jiahau Yan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • John J. Mecholsky Jr.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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  • Atilla Sertgöz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Marmara University College of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Ayşe Koçak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Prosthodontics, Marmara University College of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 22 June 2007 ,Revised 10 December 2007 ,Accepted 24 December 2007.

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PII: S0109-5641(08)00002-X

doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2007.12.006

Dental Materials
Volume 24, Issue 8 , Pages 1077-1082 , August 2008

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