Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 146-154 , February 2006

Marginal toughness of bonded dental ceramics evaluated by determination of the crack length

Received 30 March 2005

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doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.06.001

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 146-154 , February 2006