Alloys for Metal-Ceramic Restorations

From Volume 32, Issue 10, December 2005 | Pages 583-586

Authors

David Brown

BSc, MSc, PhD, CEng, FIMMM

Senior Lecturer in Dental Biomater ials Science, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Dental Institute, King's College, London

Articles by David Brown

Abstract

The requirements of a metal-ceramic dental restoration consisting of a rigid substrate, which supports an aesthetic veneer, are assessed. The contemporary, cast, bonding alloys that have good track records as substrates are categorized and their properties are compared. Several alternatives to cast metals are considered.

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