OBJECTIVES Marginal adaptation is important for long-term success of full-coverage restorations. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of porcelain firing cycle and different thicknesses of IPS e.max core on marginal accuracy of all-ceramic restorations. MATERIALS AND METHODS A standard stainless steel die with 0.8 mm classic chamfer finish line and 10° taper was used in this in v...

The aim was to evaluate the adaptation of CAD/CAM occlusal veneer with different cement space settings using micro CT scan. Three groups IPS e.max-CAD lithium disilicate veneers (30, 40, and 50 µm) were produced. A circle 20 diameters centered at center same image position every scanned specimen scan measure four locations [Occlusal (OCG), axial (AXG), Marginal (MAG), absolute marginal discrepa...

The present study evaluated the marginal and internal adaptation of single-tooth zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) ceramic copings or crowns with three different finish line designs. Twenty-four steel dies were prepared for maxillary central incisor crowns with the following finish line designs: shoulder (S), rounded shoulder (RS), and chamfer (C) preparations. Twenty-four standardized ZrO2 ceramic copi...

In the analysis of competing risk data, the observed effect of a covariate can be obtained via a Fine and Gray sub-distribution hazard ratio. Sometimes, it is also desirable to obtain the virtual effect of a covariate as if the competing risks were non-existent. Under the latent failure time scenario, when the event of interest and the competing risk event are independent, the cause-specific ha...

PURPOSE To evaluate the marginal fit of CAD/CAM copings milled from hybrid ceramic (Vita Enamic) blocks and lithium disilicate (IPS e.max CAD) blocks, and to evaluate the effect of crystallization firing on the marginal fit of lithium disilicate copings. MATERIALS AND METHODS A standardized metal die with a 1-mm-wide shoulder finish line was imaged using the CEREC AC Bluecam. The coping was d...

PURPOSE To review methods used to investigate marginal adaptation of crowns and fixed dental prostheses (FDPs), and to discuss testing variables employed and their influence on results. METHODS Online libraries including PubMed, Scopus, and Ovid were searched for articles evaluating the marginal adaptation of crowns and FDPs using a combination of the keywords: "marginal accuracy," "marginal ...

To investigate and analyze the impact of teeth preparation designs sintering protocol on marginal fit fracture resistance monolithic translucent zirconia laminate veneers. A total 40 extracted intact human maxillary central incisors were assigned into 4 groups (n=10/each group) to 2 variables: (1) design tooth (a 1.5 mm incisal reduction with or without palatal chamfer) (2) two different progra...