Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

Zirconia fixed partial denture : clinical requirements

Ameni Adli, Imen Kalghoum, Ines Azzouzi, Zohra Nouira, Belhssan Harzallah, Mounir Cherif

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;In recent years, there have been promising results when zirconia frameworks were used as an alternative to metal based fixed partial dentures(FDPs). Yttrium-oxide partially stabilized zirconia(Y-TZP) exhibits exceptional fundamental properties of great interest to dental application, such as high strength, fracture toughness, opacity, and biocompatibility.This paper reports different clinical requirements of zirconia FDPs&nbsp; , illustrated by a clinical situation.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>