An Investigation of the Bond Strengths of Dental Porcelain Fused to Titanium.

Abstract

In the early part of the 18th century, Fauchard "the father of dentistry", proposed the use of porcelain for making artificial teeth. Since that time, work has never ceased on this fascinating material; and has lead to the highly sophisticated ceramics that are being used today (McLean, 1991). Over the past 25 years, the development of metal ceramic technology has lead to almost universal acceptance of metal-ceramic systems for the fabrication of fixed partial dentures (Campbell, 1989). Biological concerns over existing restorative metal alloys have led researchers to study titanium as an alternate due to its biocompatibility. Titanium is a key metal used by high technology industries, as well as dentistry. Titanium plays a major role in the replacement of the root portion of a tooth; but, also in the replacement of the coronal portion of the tooth (Chance, 1992).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA296767

Entities

People

  • Jose M. Gutierrez Iii

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Dental Materials
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Teeth
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods

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