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Volume 25, Issue 6 , Pages 736-743 , June 2009

Effect of ion exchange on strength and slow crack growth of a dental porcelain

Vinicius Rosa
- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Humberto N. Yoshimura
- Laboratory of Metallurgy and Ceramic Materials, Institute for Technological Research of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Marcelo M. Pinto
- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Catia Fredericci
- Laboratory of Metallurgy and Ceramic Materials, Institute for Technological Research of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Paulo F. Cesar
- Department of Biomaterials and Oral Biochemistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Corresponding author. Departamento de Biomateriais e Bioquímica Oral – Faculdade de Odontologia – Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2227 – Cidade Universitária “Armando Salles de Oliveira”, São Paulo – SP – Brasil. Tel.: +55 11 55613042; fax: +55 11 55613042.