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Moderately porous zirconia ceramics for dental applications

Author(s): Sebastjan Perko (Author), Tomaž Kosmač (Supervisor), Aleš Dakskobler (Co-Supervisor)

Year: 2012

Type: Doctoral dissertation

This doctoral thesis describes the preparation of moderately porous Y-TZP ceramics with improved flexural strength. The main field of application is dentistry, where the elastic mismatch between the Y-TZP material and tooth substance influences the survival rate of fixed partial dentures (FPDs). By introducing porosity into the bulk samples a …