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Thirty-six months in vivo wear of enamel antagonists to monolithic zirconia crowns.

Clinical oral investigations · Rygol J, Raith S, Wolfart S, Groß K, Hartkamp O, Mautsch C, Rittich A, Streichfuss C, Metelmann S, Reich S · 2026-07-31

Monolithic zirconia crowns caused approximately twice as much wear on opposing natural teeth compared to natural tooth-to-tooth contacts over 36 months, though the wear remained similar to other ceramic materials.

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