Can material properties predict survival of all-ceramic posterior crowns?
Increasingly strong all-ceramic materials have been introduced often with great fanfare and promise for long-term clinical performance. However, especially on posterior teeth, performance has been less than anticipated. This article reviews failure rates and modes of all-ceramic crowns and addresses the question of whether material properties can accurately predict clinical survival. Guidelines for selecting new and existing ceramics are provided.
Rekow
Dianne
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Department of Basic Science and Craniofacial Biology, New York University College of Dentistry, New York, New York, USA.
Zhang
Yu
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Thompson
Van
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D003442:Crowns; D003776:Dental Porcelain; D019232:Dental Restoration Failure; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D004548:Elasticity; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D016062:Porosity
D003776:Dental Porcelain