title: The compressive strength of nonprecious versus precious ceramometal restorations with various frame designs.
abstract: This study was designed as a comparative analysis of the compressive strengths of precious versus nonprecious metals with various framework designs used in clinical restorations. One hundred thirty-five statistically uniform ceramometal restorations were fabricated. The restorations were cemented to the die and then subjected to stroke-control compression forces in an Instron loading machine. Simulated clinical failure was recorded by the Instron load cell recorder in pounds of load.
mesh_terms: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003442:Crowns; D003722:Dental Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D003779:Denture Design; D006047:Gold Alloys; D006801:Humans; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D002858:Chromium Alloys; D003722:Dental Alloys; D006047:Gold Alloys; D003776:Dental Porcelain; C049241:olympia; C036884:Rexillium III