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Effect of Manufacturing Technique and Cementation Protocol on the Load-Bearing Capacity of 3D-Printed Zirconia Molar Crowns.

Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · Oßwald F, Schwindling FS, Rues S, Rosentritt M, Haas L, Rauch A · 2026-08-23

Researchers compared 3D-printed and milled zirconia crowns cemented with either resin or glass ionomer cement, finding that adhesive cementation improved fracture resistance only in milled crowns, while 3D-printed crowns showed similar performance regardless of cement type but greater variability in results.

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