Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 634-640 , May 2009

Failure analysis of clinically failed all-ceramic fixed partial dentures using fractal geometry

  • Panida Bulpakdi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Restorative Dentistry, Indiana University, School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, IN, USA
    • ,
  • 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 W. Michigan St., Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA. Tel.: +1 317 274 3725; fax: +1 317 278 7462.
    • ,
  • 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

Received 7 May 2008 ,Revised 17 November 2008 ,Accepted 23 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2008.11.007

Dental Materials
Volume 25, Issue 5 , Pages 634-640 , May 2009

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