A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Survival rate of lithium disilicate restorations at 4 years: A retrospective study
Authors: Sulaiman TA, Delgado AJ, Donovan TE
Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER
Publication year: 2015
Journal: Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
Journal name in source: JOURNAL OF PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
Journal acronym: J PROSTHET DENT
Volume: 114
Issue: 3
First page : 364
Last page: 366
Number of pages: 3
ISSN: 0022-3913
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prosdent.2015.04.011
Abstract
Conclusion. In the short term (45 months), restorations fabricated with the lithium disilicate material (IPS e.max) had relatively low fracture rates. Layered single crowns fractured at approximately 2 times the rate of monolithic crowns.