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A Plot Twist in the Tale of Dental Cubic Zirconia—and a (Dis)course Correction

Journal of Dental Research · R. Belli, U. Lohbauer · 2026-08-28

Researchers clarify that zirconia used in dentistry has been incorrectly labeled as "cubic" due to imprecise definitions adopted from ceramics literature, and present evidence that dental zirconia is actually fully tetragonal in its crystallographic structure.

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