title: Ceramic design concepts based on stress distribution analysis.
abstract: This article discusses general design concepts involved in fabricating ceramic and metal-ceramic restorations based on scientific stress distribution data. These include the effects of ceramic layer thickness, modulus of elasticity of supporting substrates, direction of applied loads, intraoral stress, and crown geometry on the susceptibility of certain restoration designs to fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Prosthodontics, University of Florida College of Dentistry, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Esquivel-Upshaw
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Anusavice
mesh_terms: D002516:Ceramics / Q000737:chemistry*; D003442:Crowns; D017267:Dental Prosthesis Design; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys / Q000737:chemistry; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D016876:Metal Ceramic Alloys