Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 808-815 , October 2008

Influence of notch geometry and interface on stress concentration and distribution in micro-tensile bond strength specimens

  • Aline de A. Neves

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Eduardo Coutinho

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Marcio V. Cardoso

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Siegfried Jaecques

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Paul Lambrechts

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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  • Jos Vander Sloten

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, Belgium
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  • Hans Van Oosterwyck

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Division of Biomechanics and Engineering Design, Belgium
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  • Bart Van Meerbeek

      Affiliations

    • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Conservative Dentistry, Leuven BIOMAT Research Cluster, Kapucijnenvoer 7, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32 16 337587; fax: +32 16 332752.

Received 3 March 2008 ,Revised 29 May 2008 ,Accepted 31 May 2008.

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PII: S0300-5712(08)00171-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2008.05.018

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 36, Issue 10 , Pages 808-815 , October 2008